There Are Five Bases of Power: Legitimate, Reward, Coercive, Expert

question 77

True/False

There are five bases of power: legitimate, reward, coercive, expert, and referent.

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Definitions:

Positive Punishment

A behavior modification technique that involves adding an unpleasant consequence after an undesired behavior to decrease its occurrence.

Punishing Stimuli

Any stimulus that decreases the likelihood of the behavior that it follows, often used in the context of behavioral psychology and conditioning.

Aggressiveness

A behavior characterized by boldness or assertiveness, with a tendency to confront or attack.

Operant Conditioning

A method in which learning occurs by altering the level of a behavior through the application of reinforcers or punishments.