Research Has Found That When There Is an Imbalance of Power

question 4

Multiple Choice

Research has found that when there is an imbalance of power in a relationship, a "chilling effect" can occur between the parties. Which of the following statements best characterize the likely result of a chilling effect in an imbalanced power relationship?

• A) the weaker party asks many questions in an effort to stop the stronger party from controlling events in the relationship
• B) the stronger party asks the weaker party to stop raising issues in order to save the relationship
• C) the stronger party only talks about issues that are positive for the relationship and its future
• D) the weaker party develops a coalition with another person to help prevent the stronger party from be too controlling in the relationship
• E) the weaker party is less likely to express or address conflict issues because he/shesense the stronger party has better alternatives to the current relationship

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Definitions:

Introspection

Inspecting or watching one's own mental and emotional activities.

Structuralist

Relating to an approach in various academic disciplines that explores the underlying structures in culture, literature, languages, and society.

Conscious Experience

The awareness of one's own thoughts, feelings, and surroundings, which encompasses various cognitive processes and states of mind.

Wilhelm Wundt

Wilhelm Wundt is often regarded as the father of psychology; he established the first psychological laboratory in Leipzig, Germany, in 1879, marking the formal beginning of psychology as a separate science.