John Is Good with Numbers, but He Wasn't Sure What

question 77

Multiple Choice

John is good with numbers, but he wasn't sure what he wanted to study in college. During his senior year in high school he had a math teacher, Mr. Roury. John liked his teaching style and got interested in numbers. He also joined the Math Club to spend more time with Mr. Roury. As a result, John went on to study math and later engineering in college, and today tells his kids that he owes his career to Mr. Roury. Mr. Roury exhibited ________ power over John.

• A) positional
• B) referent
• C) coercive
• D) reward
• E) legitimate

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