Esther’s mother comes over for dinner and begins to tell her…

Esther’s mother comes over for dinner and begins to tell her what a great thing it is that Donald Trump is running for president again. Esther explains to her mother, using logic that she learned in philosophy class and examples from history why this is actually not good at all. Esther’s mother cannot refute what she says. Which resource is Esther using as a power base? 

Lori Peterson’s daughter was failing her Chemistry class her…

Lori Peterson’s daughter was failing her Chemistry class her senior year and had to drop it. Lori reassured her that dropping a class is perfectly okay, and she can take it in the summer when she can focus all her efforts on it. She told her daughter that she loves her and was proud of her accomplishments. What role function was Lori enacting?