Power Tactics Explain

question 16

Multiple Choice

Power tactics explain

• A)how to influence others in an organization.
• B)how things motivate people to seek power.
• C)how to organize power functions.
• D)how to translate power bases into desired actions.
• E)how to use power for organizational benefit.

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Definitions:

Response Deprivation Theory

The idea that when a contingency restricts access to an activity, it causes that activity to become a reinforcement.

Premack's Principle

A principle stating that more probable behaviors can serve as reinforcers for less probable behaviors.

High-Probability Activities

Activities that an individual is highly likely to engage in, often used in behavior modification by allowing access to them as a reward.

Reinforcing

Strengthening a behavior by providing a consequence that will increase the likelihood of the behavior's recurrence.