Ivan Tyrrell and social psychologist Joe Griffin, in their book about innate emotional needs, Human Givens: A new approach to emotional health and clear thinking, wrote that Shah "more than anyone else, understood and appreciated the real significance of the givens of human nature".
Ivan Tyrrell och socialpsykologen Joe Griffin skrev i sin bok om medfödda emotionella behov, Human Givens: A new approach to emotional health and clear thinking, att Shah "mer än någon annan insåg och värderade den viktiga betydelsen av det medfött givna i människans natur".