AOS3

Question 1

define group

Answer 1

consists of two or more people who interact and influence each other while serving a common purpose

Question 2

define power

Answer 2

a person is said to have power over another if there is a reasonable expectation that the second person will conform to the first

Question 3

types of power

Answer 3

coercive, reward, information, legitimate, referent, expert

Question 4

reward power

Answer 4

ability to provide a desired response

Question 5

coercive power

Answer 5

ability to provide an unpleasant response

Question 6

information power

Answer 6

having knowledge that others desire

Question 7

legitimate power

Answer 7

power is given by a higher authority

Question 8

expert power

Answer 8

power is due to skills and depth of knowledge

Question 9

referent power

Answer 9

power from others’ desire to relate to the person

Question 10

define democratic

Answer 10

negotiation between leader and followers

Question 11

define authoritarian

Answer 11

the leader makes all decisions

Question 12

define laissez faire

Answer 12

leader has no role or involvement

Question 13

define leadership

Answer 13

the ability to manage or regulate other people, yet is more than power

Question 14

define normative influence

Answer 14

the tendency to go along with the group and follow the norms of behaviour. if group members are similar, normative influence is increased. if group members want acceptance from group, normative influence is increased

Question 15

define culture

Answer 15

the tendency to follow the norms of behaviour in society. the 2 types of cultures are individualistic and collectivist

Question 16

define social loafing

Answer 16

tendency for some members of the group to leave work to other members of a group.

Question 17

factors affecting obedience

Answer 17

social proximity, legitimacy of authority figure, group pressure

Question 18

social proximity

Answer 18

obedience decreases the closer the victim is to the perpetrator. obedience increases the closer the authority figure is to the perpetrator

Question 19

legitimacy of authority figure

Answer 19

obedience increases when the authority figure has more legitimacy

Question 20

group pressure

Answer 20

obedience increases the greater the number of people putting pressure on the perpetrator