Discussion
Five bases or sources of power identified by French and Raven's study are :
Answer: A
The five bases are legitimate, coercive, reward, expert and referent.
John French and Bertram Raven (1959) identified five bases of social power: legitimate power from a recognised position; reward power from the ability to give benefits; coercive power from the ability to punish; expert power from knowledge and skill; and referent power from others' identification with and admiration for the person. Raven later added informational power as a sixth.
Traditional, charismatic and legal-rational are Max Weber's three types of authority, so the options built on them mix up two different classifications; 'charismatic' in option C is likewise Weber's term, not French and Raven's.
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