John is good with numbers, but he wasn't sure what he wanted to study in college. During his senior year in high school he had a

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John is good with numbers, but he wasn't sure what he wanted to study in college. During his senior year in high school he had a

math teacher, Mr. Roury. John liked his teaching style and got interested in numbers. He also joined the Math Club to spend more time with Mr. Roury. As a result, John went on to study math and later engineering in college, and today tells his kids that he owes his career to Mr. Roury. Mr. Roury exhibited ________ power over John.

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Ludmilka [50] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-26T17:58:59+03:00

Answer: Referent

Explanation:

Referent power is defined as power through which a leader tends to display such traits and personality that his/her followers admire these characteristics. Followers tend to follow leader as reference and want to become like him/her .

According to the question,Mr. Roury displayed referent power over John due to which John followed him as a reference to become like him .He became interested in numbers and math and thus ,owes his career to Mr. Roury.