Types of power

Role definition

It is a part of an individual plays in life that carries with its expectation of how to behave in different situation.

Status definition

It is the importance of an individual’s position in the group, as perceived by group members.

• An individual’s status can affect on their behaviour toward within a group.

Social influence

The effect of the presence or action of others

( either real or imagined ) on ABC ( affect, behaviour and cognition ).

• Be constructive ( helpful )

• Destructive ( harmful )

• Neutral ( no harm )

Power definition

The individual’s ability to control/ influence the ABC of an other person or group.

• A person’s status determine the amount of power they have within a group.

Social power definition

When power is involved in a social interaction which can be observed in all kinds of relationship and interaction.

Naming 6 types of power

1. Reward power

2. Coercive power

3. Legitimate power

4. Referent power

5. Expert power

6. Information power

Reward power definition

Ability to provide a desired consequences

eg: salary increase as the reward after completing 6 months hardworking

Coercive power definition

Ability to provide an unpleasant consequences.

eg: locking in the dark room when the prisoners didn’t obey the guard’s command.

Legitimate power definition

Power is given by a higher authority and may be due to role/ position.

Referent power

Power from other’s desire to relate to the person

eg: seeing the idol was cool at the performance and then they also want to be the same cool as their idol.

Expert power definition

Power due to skills and depth of knowledge

Information power

Having knowledge is useful that others desire and unavailable elsewhere

eg: someone who has a specific experiment that someone else want to know about.