Briefly explain how level of responsibility can affect the behavioral manifestations of the need for power

What will be an ideal response?


HIGH IN RESPONSIBILITY: The power motive is reflected in the conscientious pursuit of prestige in which power is exercised in socially acceptable ways.
LOW IN RESPONSIBILITY: The need for power can lead instead to less acceptable ways of influencing others, including impulsive aggressiveness, sexual exploitation, and alcohol/drug use (what Winter described as "profligate, impulsive power").

Psychology

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What will be an ideal response?

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