Social Psychology – Charisma and Charismatic Leaders – Flashcards

A magnetic and compelling personal power, especially as attributed to leaders who gain the enthusiastic support of large numbers of people

- blind fanaticism in the service of dangerous values - heroic self-sacrifice in the service of a good cause

Good/moral and evil/immoral

Willingly

1. Omnipotent archetype 2. Mystical 3. Heroic 4. Value-driven

1. leader as parent whom followers believe will nurture and guide them 2. in touch with "higher truths", who knows the way and the answers 3. perhaps driven from past achievements, who can "move mountains" 4. concerned with the collective and able to empower it, who is pure in spirit

- uses power to help others - aligns vision with followers' needs and goals - considers and learns from criticism - encourages followers to think independently and question the leader's view - open, two-way communication - coaches, develops and supports followers - shares recognition with others - relies on internal moral standards to satisfy organizational and societal interests

- uses power for personal gain - promotes own personal vision - disapproves of critical or opposing views - doesn't want people to question his decisions - one-way communication - insensitive to followers' needs - relies on convenient external moral standards to satisfy self-interests

- communicate a vision for the future - believe in their vision - promote their beliefs with a lot of energy - propose creative ideas - inspire extraordinary performance in followers by a. expressing confidence b. building followers' trust, faith and belief in the leader

- will be de-alienated because they view sacred symbols as subject to change or verification because of their experience with the divine - will live during a period of social change or be part of a minority group - will have a set of teachings if their religion is going to be institutionalized - can exist either within or outside of the context of traditional religion

Power given to a leader because of his special personal qualities or because he shows extraordinary insight and accomplishment which inspire loyalty and obedience from followers

Established order or traditions

- the trust a leader's followers have in him - the power he shows - his unique qualities

The process where charismatic authority is followed by a bureaucracy that's controlled by a rational authority or by a combination of traditional and bureaucratic authority

A forcible indoctrination to get someone to give up their basic political, social, or religious beliefs and attitudes and to accept contrasting rigid ideas

Mind control

It is so ordinary in the tactics and strategies of social influence that are employed

Variants of well-known social psychological principles

- Intensity (more intense) - Persistence (more persistent) - Duration (lasts longer) - Scope (covers more areas) - blocks out other viewpoints