Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements about power is FALSE?
A) Power is the capacity to influence, rather than the actual practice of influencing others.
B) People sometimes gain power by convincing others that they have something of value for them.
C) Power requires interdependence in the relationship.
D) Power exists only when one person has something of value for a second person, but the second person has nothing of value for the first person.
E) Power exists only when the dependent party is aware that the power holder controls valued resources.
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