The Ability to Control Others Through the Fear of Punishment

question 21

Multiple Choice

The ability to control others through the fear of punishment or the loss of valued outcomes is known as

• A)expert power.
• B)reward power.
• C)legitimate power.
• D)coercive power.

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Definitions:

Perceived Homogeneity

The tendency to see members of an out-group as more similar to each other than they really are or than members of the in-group.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified generalized beliefs or expectations about the characteristics and behaviors of members of a group, often leading to prejudgment.

Behavioral Interpretation

The process of understanding actions and reactions through psychological principles.

Ultimate Attribution Error

The tendency to believe that bad actions by outgroup members occur because of their internal dispositions and good actions by them occur because of the situation, while believing the reverse for ingroup members.