French and Raven Power Bases and the Crucible

What did French and Raven do for a living?

• They were medical doctors

• They were social psychologists

• They were school teachers

• They were the authors of The Crucible

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

What is Legitimate Power?

• This comes from the belief that a person has the formal right to make demands, and to expect others to be compliant and obedient.

• This results from one person's ability to compensate another for compliance.

• This is based on a person's high levels of skill and knowledge.

• This is the result of a person's perceived attractiveness, worthiness and right to others' respect.

What is Reward Power?

• This comes from the belief that a person has the formal right to make demands, and to expect others to be compliant and obedient.

• This is based on a person's high levels of skill and knowledge.

• This results from one person's ability to compensate another for compliance.

• This comes from the belief that a person can punish others for noncompliance.

What is Expert Power?

• This comes from the belief that a person can punish others for noncompliance.

• This results from a person's ability to control the information that others need to accomplish something.

• This comes from the belief that a person has the formal right to make demands, and to expect others to be compliant and obedient.

• This is based on a person's high levels of skill and knowledge.

What is Referent Power?

• This comes from the belief that a person can punish others for noncompliance.

• This results from one person's ability to compensate another for compliance.

• This is the result of a person's perceived attractiveness, worthiness and right to others' respect.

• This is based on a person's high levels of skill and knowledge.

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CCSS.RL.5.6

What is Coercive Power?

• This comes from the belief that a person can punish others for noncompliance.

• This results from one person's ability to compensate another for compliance.

• This is the result of a person's perceived attractiveness, worthiness and right to others' respect.

• This results from a person's ability to control the information that others need to accomplish something.

What is Informational Power?

• This comes from the belief that a person has the formal right to make demands, and to expect others to be compliant and obedient.

• This results from one person's ability to compensate another for compliance.

• This is based on a person's high levels of skill and knowledge.

• This results from a person's ability to control the information that others need to accomplish something.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.8

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Can characters in The Crucible display more than one power base at a time?

• No. Only one per character.

• Yes, they can, but you only see them each use one in the play.

• Yes, and several of the main characters do in fact show more than one power base throughout the play.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the powerbases does Abigail show when she threatens the girls?

• Informational and Coercive

• Coercive only

• Informational only

• Referent

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Mary Warren has which power base?

• Coercive because she threatens to expose the truth.

• Informational because she knows the truth about Proctor and Abigail and what happened in the woods.

• Referent, as she is beautiful and well liked.

• Legitimate because she is a powerful woman.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3