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Motivation to work: CAIE A‑Level Psychology questions

Every CAIE A-Level Psychology exam question on Motivation to work, June 2024 and the specimen papers, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q16(a)

    June 2024 · Paper 3 (Organisational psychology)

    6 marksMotivation to work
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  2. Q16(b)

    June 2024 · Paper 3 (Organisational psychology)

    10 marksMotivation to work
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  3. Q8(a)

    Specimen · Paper 4 (Organisational psychology)

    2 marksMotivation to work
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  4. Q8(b)

    Specimen · Paper 4 (Organisational psychology)

    2 marksMotivation to workIndividual and situational explanations
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  5. Q8(c)

    Specimen · Paper 4 (Organisational psychology)

    4 marksMotivation to work
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All 5 questions on Motivation to work, as a list
  1. June 2024, Paper 3 (Organisational psychology), Q16(a) (6 marks): Describe what psychologists studying motivation to work have discovered about: • Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and • McClelland’s theory of achievement motivatio
  2. June 2024, Paper 3 (Organisational psychology), Q16(b) (10 marks): Evaluate what psychologists studying motivation to work have discovered about: • Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, and • McClelland’s theory of achievement motivatio
  3. Specimen, Paper 4 (Organisational psychology), Q8(a) (2 marks): Outline one of the needs proposed by McClelland. [2]
  4. Specimen, Paper 4 (Organisational psychology), Q8(b) (2 marks): The needs proposed by McClelland’s theory are individual needs. Suggest why situational factors are also essential to the achievement of the need that you outli
  5. Specimen, Paper 4 (Organisational psychology), Q8(c) (4 marks): Explain two ways in which this theory is limited in its application. [4]

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