Chapter 13 Multiple Choice Questions

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. What was Lord Acton accredited with saying?

'Power is in the eye of the beholder' correct incorrect

'Bad men use power badly' correct incorrect

'Power corrupts absolutely' correct incorrect

'Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely' correct incorrect

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. What is legitimate power?

Power that emerges from a role such as a manager or lecturer correct incorrect

Power that enables orders to be given correct incorrect

The power that can be seen when punishing someone correct incorrect

The effect of corruption by powerful people correct incorrect

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. What is expert power?

The view that scientists know more than lay people and hence are powerful correct incorrect

The view that experts are to be trusted correct incorrect

Power that emerges when an individual is persuaded another has the solution to their problem as a result of their inherent knowledge correct incorrect

Power that emerges when a charismatic person is able to persuade others they are 'right' correct incorrect

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. What is connection power?

The ability to control access to other people and resources via networking correct incorrect

The internet correct incorrect

The ability to control others via a network correct incorrect

The ability to get your own way correct incorrect

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. What did Milgram show?

That humans are evil correct incorrect

That legitimate authority coupled with 'expert' power can force individuals to commit acts of barbarity correct incorrect

People always to what they are told by powerful figures correct incorrect

Expert power is very dangerous correct incorrect