Charismatic Authority Is Power Based on a Belief in the Lawfulness

question 45

True/False

Charismatic authority is power based on a belief in the lawfulness of enacted rules (laws) and the legitimate right of leaders to exercise authority under such rules.

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Definitions:

Fixations

Persistent focusing of psychological energy on a particular stage of psychosexual development, according to Freudian theory.

Simple Thinking

The process of reasoning or problem-solving in a straightforward, uncomplicated manner, often involving direct observation and practicality.

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person's mind when evaluating a specific topic, concept, method, or decision.

Representativeness Heuristic

Judging the likelihood of things in terms of how well they seem to represent, or match, particular prototypes; may lead us to ignore other relevant information.