Students typically follow instructor requests not to text message during class because they believe that the instructor has the right to ask them to do that based on the authority given to him or her by the university. This is an example of _______________ power.

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Legitimate power is derived from the belief that a person has the formal right to make demands, and to expect obedience and compliance from other people based on the position they hold in the organization or society. In this case, the instructor has legitimate power as a result of their position as a representative of the university.

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