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Unlike leadership research, research on power tends to focus on ________.

Individual styles in using power

Strategies for goal attainment

Tactics for gaining compliance

The administration of rewards

Answer

Correct Answer: Tactics for gaining compliance

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Cultures that stress caring, nurturing, and sexual equality are considered masculine cultures.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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A content conflict occurs when two parties disagree over matters of fact.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Which of the following suggests that small incentives are more effective than large ones at creating dissonance and inducing attitude change?

Selective attention

Need for reassurance

Selective exposure

Minimal justification for action

Answer

Correct Answer: Minimal justification for action

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A(n) ______ is defined as a mental set or readiness to respond that causes us to react in a particular way to a given stimulus.

Belief

Ideology

Attitude

Perception

Answer

Correct Answer: Attitude

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According to cognitive dissonance theory, dissonance is an aversive drive that propels us toward consistency.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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When you control something valued by someone else, you have ______ power.

Reward

Coercive

Referent

Legitimate

Answer

Correct Answer: Referent

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______ are ideas about what is important in our lives.

Values

Beliefs

Attitudes

Perceptions

Answer

Correct Answer: Values

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A person who holds a position of power has legitimate power by virtue of that position.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Attitudes provide the basis for our beliefs.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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To have persuasive power, one must be an expert on the topic or in the field.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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Values are one’s ideas about what is _____ in life.

Important

Unimportant

Assertive

Aggressive

Answer

Correct Answer: Important

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Trigger cues stimulate programmed responses to persuasive appeals.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Sexual harassment is ____ sexual behaviour.

Unwelcome

Welcome

Lovable

Doubtful

Answer

Correct Answer: Unwelcome

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Reward power is _______ based.

Control

Gain

Advantage

Risk

Answer

Correct Answer: Control

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Power that is based on other persons’ respect for or identification with the power holder is called_____.

Referent

Reward

Trigger

Value

Answer

Correct Answer: Referent

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Power is the ability of one party to _____ the other party to act in a desired way.

Persuade

Refrain

Convince

Entertain

Answer

Correct Answer: Persuade

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The ability of one party in a relationship to persuade the other party to act in a desired way is called persuasive power.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Need of reassurance is the need to seek out information to _____ a decision.

Confirm

Reaffirm

Continue

Deny

Answer

Correct Answer: Confirm

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The principle that small rather than large incentives are more effective at creating dissonance and inducing attitude change is called _____Justification for Action.

Minimal

Maximal

Neutral

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Minimal

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Legitimate power is based on _____ of one on the other.

Control

Influence

Fear

None

Answer

Correct Answer: Control

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Expert power is power derived from having special knowledge or skills.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Cognitive dissonance is an aversive drive propelling one toward _____.

Consistency

Persistency

Commitment

Workability

Answer

Correct Answer: Consistency

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Coercive power is derived from force or the threat of force.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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Beliefs are ______ blocks of attitudes,one knows what is true or false.

Building

Destructive

Both

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Building

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A mode of attitude change that demonstrates the desire to live in a state of ______ is called balance theory.

Equilibrium

Friction

Concern

Balance

Answer

Correct Answer: Equilibrium

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Attitude is a kind of mental set which causes one to respond in a particular way to given______.

Stimulus

Response

Curb

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Stimulus

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Power and Influence of Communication MCQ

Unlike leadership research, research on power tends to focus on ________.

Cultures that stress caring, nurturing, and sexual equality are considered masculine cultures.

A content conflict occurs when two parties disagree over matters of fact.

Which of the following suggests that small incentives are more effective than large ones at creating dissonance and inducing attitude change?

A(n) ______ is defined as a mental set or readiness to respond that causes us to react in a particular way to a given stimulus.

According to cognitive dissonance theory, dissonance is an aversive drive that propels us toward consistency.

When you control something valued by someone else, you have ______ power.

______ are ideas about what is important in our lives.

A person who holds a position of power has legitimate power by virtue of that position.

Attitudes provide the basis for our beliefs.

To have persuasive power, one must be an expert on the topic or in the field.

Values are one’s ideas about what is _____ in life.

Trigger cues stimulate programmed responses to persuasive appeals.

Sexual harassment is ____ sexual behaviour.

Reward power is _______ based.

Power that is based on other persons’ respect for or identification with the power holder is called_____.

Power is the ability of one party to _____ the other party to act in a desired way.

The ability of one party in a relation­ship to persuade the other party to act in a desired way is called persuasive power.

Need of reassurance is the need to seek out information to _____ a decision.

The principle that small rather than large incentives are more effective at creating dissonance and inducing attitude change is called _____Justification for Action.

Legitimate power is based on _____ of one on the other.

Expert power is power derived from having special knowledge or skills.

Cognitive dissonance is an aversive drive propelling one toward _____.

Coercive power is derived from force or the threat of force.

Beliefs are ______ blocks of attitudes,one knows what is true or false.

A mode of attitude change that demon­strates the desire to live in a state of ______ is called balance theory.

Attitude is a kind of mental set which causes one to respond in a particular way to given______.

The ability of one party in a relationship to persuade the other party to act in a desired way is called persuasive power.

A mode of attitude change that demonstrates the desire to live in a state of ______ is called balance theory.