Social Influence and Power in Groups

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Across
  1. 3. Researcher famous for studying majority influence using line judgments.
  2. 8. Power based on knowledge, skill, or competence.
  3. 9. Power based on admiration, identification, or attraction.
  4. 10. Researcher associated with minority influence.
  5. 14. Researcher famous for studying obedience to authority.
  6. 15. Influence that occurs because people believe others have accurate information.
  7. 17. Influence produced by a smaller faction that challenges the majority.
  8. 18. Influence that occurs automatically through exposure to others.
  9. 19. Power based on the ability to provide desirable outcomes.
  10. 20. Influence exerted by direct requests from another person.
Down
  1. 1. A theory proposing that influence can occur through rational and emotional processes.
  2. 2. Power that comes from holding an accepted position or role.
  3. 4. Following commands from someone perceived as an authority figure.
  4. 5. A deeper form of influence in which a person privately changes beliefs.
  5. 6. Influence based on the desire to be accepted or approved by others.
  6. 7. Power based on the ability to punish or threaten.
  7. 11. Changing one’s behavior or opinions to match a group majority.
  8. 12. A theory explaining how the strength, immediacy, and number of sources affect influence.
  9. 13. A person who resists majority pressure and openly disagrees.
  10. 16. A process in which people publicly agree with a group without privately accepting its position.