Questions: As the group waited for Elaine to return with Debra, Ron and David spoke for a moment. "David, what you said about Norway was really out of line. You should apologize to Sonia," Ron said. David replied, "Who are you, my mother? You just run the meeting and make suggestions, so do your job. When Margaret was board chair last year, she could tell me I was being rude. She was like everyone's grandma, and if she said we were being rude, we listened. Of course, she couldn't run a meeting to save her life, and they all went on way too long before we made any decisions. But she was so sweet and nice to everyone that we cut her some slack for being out of her depth. You're not a grandma type, Ron. You need to man up and set some rules about visitors. Be a leader." David is expressing beliefs about official and unofficial power. Select the statement related to official power. "I have to do what you say because you're my boss." "I'm going to do what you say because I respect you." "It makes me feel good about myself when I follow your instructions." "I want to make you happy, so I'm going to follow your instructions."

As the group waited for Elaine to return with Debra, Ron and David spoke for a moment.
"David, what you said about Norway was really out of line. You should apologize to Sonia," Ron said.

David replied, "Who are you, my mother? You just run the meeting and make suggestions, so do your job. When Margaret was board chair last year, she could tell me I was being rude. She was like everyone's grandma, and if she said we were being rude, we listened. Of course, she couldn't run a meeting to save her life, and they all went on way too long before we made any decisions. But she was so sweet and nice to everyone that we cut her some slack for being out of her depth. You're not a grandma type, Ron. You need to man up and set some rules about visitors. Be a leader."

David is expressing beliefs about official and unofficial power. Select the statement related to official power.
"I have to do what you say because you're my boss."
"I'm going to do what you say because I respect you."
"It makes me feel good about myself when I follow your instructions."
"I want to make you happy, so I'm going to follow your instructions."
Transcript text: As the group waited for Elaine to return with Debra, Ron and David spoke for a moment. "David, what you said about Norway was really out of line. You should apologize to Sonia," Ron said. David replied, "Who are you, my mother? You just run the meeting and make suggestions, so do your job. When Margaret was board chair last year, she could tell me I was being rude. She was like everyone's grandma, and if she said we were being rude, we listened. Of course, she couldn't run a meeting to save her life, and they all went on way too long before we made any decisions. But she was so sweet and nice to everyone that we cut her some slack for being out of her depth. You're not a grandma type, Ron. You need to man up and set some rules about visitors. Be a leader." David is expressing beliefs about official and unofficial power. Select the statement related to official power. "I have to do what you say because you're my boss." "I'm going to do what you say because I respect you." "It makes me feel good about myself when I follow your instructions." "I want to make you happy, so I'm going to follow your instructions."
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The answer is "I have to do what you say because you're my boss."

Explanation
Option 1: "I have to do what you say because you're my boss."

This statement is related to official power. It reflects a formal authority structure where the speaker feels obligated to follow instructions due to the hierarchical position of the person giving the orders.

Option 2: "I'm going to do what you say because I respect you."

This statement is related to unofficial power. It indicates that the speaker is motivated by personal respect rather than formal authority.

Option 3: "It makes me feel good about myself when I follow your instructions."

This statement is related to unofficial power. The motivation here is internal satisfaction rather than external authority.

Option 4: "I want to make you happy, so I'm going to follow your instructions."

This statement is related to unofficial power. The speaker is motivated by a desire to please the other person, not by formal authority.

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