WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉Power distribution is usually not visible in organizations. Answer:
FALSE
◉Power has negative consequences but never has positive
consequences. Answer: FALSE
◉One reason why power can be so easily abused is because individuals
are quick to conform. Answer: TRUE
◉Conformity refers to people's tendency to behave consistently with
social norms. Answer: TRUE
◉The Hawthorne studies illustrate how important it is to create checks
and balances to help individuals resist the tendency to conform or abuse
authority. Answer: FALSE
◉In the Milgram studies, participants were willing to administer
harmful levels of voltage to learners when those learners provided
incorrect answers. Answer: TRUE
,◉The Asch experiments showed that a dissenting minority does not
have much power. Answer: FALSE
◉Meta-analysis suggests that the level of conformity in the United
States has been increasing since the 1950s. Answer: FALSE
◉The Zimbardo experiment was stopped early because all parties
involved became too entrenched in their experimental roles. Answer:
TRUE
◉The more that a party is dependent upon you, the less power you have.
Answer: FALSE
◉The greater the scarcity of a resource you control, the more power you
possess. Answer: TRUE
◉The more vital the resource you control, the greater the level of power
you possess. Answer: TRUE
◉The more substitutes available for a resource, the higher the power
level of the person possessing that resource. Answer: FALSE
, ◉The CEO of an organization has legitimate power because of his or
her role. Answer: TRUE
◉Coercive power tends to accompany legitimate power in an
organization. Answer: FALSE
◉Coercive power works through fear and forces people to do things
they otherwise would not consider. Answer: TRUE
◉Michael is the individual in the firm who knows everything about
computer issues. When anyone has a problem, they go to Michael.
Michael has referent power. Answer: FALSE
◉Charisma is a type of referent power. Answer: TRUE
◉Influence is getting others to do what we want them to do. Answer:
TRUE
◉The most commonly used influence technique is personal appeal.
Answer: FALSE
◉Compliance is when the target of influence not only agrees to your
request, but actively supports it. Answer: FALSE