Organisational Psychology (A Level)

Worked examples (6)

• 1State levels of Maslow's hierarchy (2 marks)
• 2Identify motivator vs hygiene (2 marks)
• 3Explain expectancy theory (4 marks)
• 4Apply equity theory (4 marks)
• 5Describe Herzberg's two-factor theory (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — application (4 marks)

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• 1Identify a leadership style (2 marks)
• 2Distinguish leader and manager (2 marks)
• 3Explain the LPC scale (4 marks)
• 4Explain transformational leadership (4 marks)
• 5Describe leadership styles (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — individual vs situational (4 marks)

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• 1State Tuckman's stages (2 marks)
• 2Define groupthink (2 marks)
• 3Explain groupthink symptoms (4 marks)
• 4Explain Belbin team roles (4 marks)
• 5Describe conflict and its management (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — application (4 marks)

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• 1Define the Hawthorne effect (2 marks)
• 2Outline a shift-work effect (2 marks)
• 3Explain the effect of noise (4 marks)
• 4Explain better rota design (4 marks)
• 5Describe causes of accidents (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — validity (Hawthorne) (4 marks)

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• 1State Job Characteristics dimensions (2 marks)
• 2Identify a measure of satisfaction (2 marks)
• 3Explain organisational commitment (4 marks)
• 4Explain absenteeism (4 marks)
• 5Describe the Job Characteristics Model (6 marks)
• 6Evaluate — the satisfaction–productivity link (4 marks)

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