Professor jenkins tells his class that "self-esteem matters most in individualist cultures" and that "people have starved themselves for certain causes." professor jenkins' statements provide examples of criticisms of which theory of motivation?

The answer is: Maslow's hierarchy of needs

Maslow's hierarchy of needs separates the needs that felt by individuals into 5 levels., and people would always thrive to fulfill their needs to the highest level.

In that hierarchy, basic needs such as foods and drinks located on the bottom of the hierarchy. This mean that people often willing to sacrifice this to obtain the needs in higher hierarchy such as self esteem.