People try to change other people's behavior, using political techniques {political influence}. Other people resist change.
measure
Change amount, compliance probability, change scope, and number of people measure influence. Influence relates to one's position in hierarchy, people's judgments about person's power, number and scope of decisions made, and control over decisions. Influence also changes people's mentality.
People can feel that they have changed and/or complied. Change is hard to measure, because people typically conceal initial behavior, ideas, or bargaining position with threats, bluffs, or displays of strength. Influence {reliable influence} can be high if compliance probability is high.
methods
People can use espionage, research, counter-threats, and counter-displays of force to influence. Influence {coercive influence} can use threats, fear, punishment, torture, imprisonment, death, or loss. Influence can use rewards, such as money, status, prestige, and power. Coercion can thus be positive or negative.
means
Power amount is rewards that someone can give to others, such as money, status, prestige, and power. Property, wealth, birth, force, or election can cause unequal power, rule, and authority distribution. Political-system members have unequal control of means to influence others' behavior, because people have different specializations, social inheritances, economic inheritances, genetics, and political skills.
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