Siddiqi has been a team leader in a company for five years. He was promoted to a managerial role after taking his leadership qualities and his ability to inspire his teammates into consideration. According to McClelland's Learned Needs Theory, Siddiqi was motivated by the _____.
A) need for existence
B) need for power
C) need for belongingness
D) need for safety

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McClelland's Learned Needs Theory proposes that people are motivated by three needs: the need for achievement, the need for power, and the need for affiliation/belongingness. As Siddiqi was promoted to a managerial role where he has more power over his team, it can be inferred that he was motivated by the need for power.

Siddiqi Has Been a Team Leader in a Company for Five