Which of the Following Statements About Power Is True

question 95

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about power is true?

• A) Power exists only when the power holder is able to change someone's behavior.
• B) Power requires interdependence in the relationship.
• C) Power is the actual practice of influencing others.
• D) Power exists only when one person has something of value for a second person, but the second person has nothing of value for the first person.
• E) People cannot have power over others by controlling a desired job assignment, useful information, important resources, or even the privilege of being associated with someone.

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Definitions:

Attribution Theory

The view that people act as intuitive scientists when they observe other people’s behavior and infer explanations about why those people acted the way they did.

Intuitive Scientists

A theory suggesting that people often act like amateur scientists, attempting to understand and predict other people's behavior by forming hypotheses and making deductions.

Social Cognition Theory

A theory that focuses on how people process, store, and apply information about other people and social situations, emphasizing the role of cognitive processes in understanding social interaction.

Causal Attribution

The process of identifying the cause of an event or behavior, attributing it either to internal dispositions or to external situations.