QLD Unit 4 Groups and Power

Which answer below best describes the concept of "status"?

• An individual’s or group’s ability to control or influence the thoughts, feelings or behaviour of another person or group
• Viewing oneself as the instrument for carrying out another person’s wishes
• The importance of an individual’s position in a group, as perceived by members of that group
• Performing a behaviour in response to an order given by someone in a position of power

A collection of two or more people who interact with and influence one another for more than a brief period and who share a common purpose.

• Cooperation

• Group

• Social identity

• Competition

Identify the type of power that is defined by an ability to provide an unpleasant response.

• expert power

• legitimate power

• coercive power

• informative power

Identify the type of power that is defined by having knowledge that the other person requires

• expert power

• legitimate power

• coercive power

• informative power

Identify the type of power that is defined by a given role or title

• expert power

• legitimate power

• reward power

• referent power

Identify the type of power that is defined by having deep knowledge or skills that the other person requires

• expert power

• coercive power

• reward power

• referent power

Identify the type of power that is defined by giving someone a pleasant response to get them to obey a certain way.

• information power

• coercive power

• reward power

• referent power

Identify the type of power that is defined by wanting to associate with another person.

• information power

• expert power

• reward power

• referent power

A police officer stopping a motorist is exercising __________ power, while a person styling their hair like a celebrity is influenced by ____________ power.

• coercive; legitimate

• reward; legitimate

• legitimate; reward

• legitimate; referent

True or False: 50 people on a train is a group

• True

• False