Coping with Uncertainty Is an Important Source of Power in Organizational

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Essay

Coping with uncertainty is an important source of power in organizational settings. Identify two jobs in your university that have power because they cope with uncertainty. Be sure to discuss the reasons why this power exists.

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Definitions:

Experimenter's Orders

Instructions given by researchers to participants in an experiment, which can influence the behavior or responses of those participants.

Obedience

The act of following orders or commands from those in authority, often studied within social psychology to understand how individuals respond to authority figures.

Implicit Prejudice

Unconscious biases or attitudes towards certain groups of people, which can influence behavior without the individual being aware of it.

Mere Exposure Effect

The phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them.