COM-312 TEST 1 UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
1. Integrating, unlike compromising, involves not a mod- true
erate level of concern for goals but a high level of
concern for them.
2. In marriages, avoidance of conflict relates to higher false
satisfaction in general.
3. An individual's conflict style is developed early in life false
and remains static throughout her/his lifetime.
4. One option for addressing destructive coalitions is to true
"soften them."
5. According to your text, sometimes it is more appropri- true
ate to settle disputes on the basis of rights rather than
power or interests.
6. Hocker and Wilmot contend that power is not owned true
by an individual but is a product of communication
relationships.
7. Once a person perceives that another person's emo- true
tional intensity is escalating, the negative spiral has
begun.
8. According to the text, disagreements are same as con- false
flicts.
9. Once a person becomes truly skilled at managing con- false
flict, he or she will not have to deal with it—conflict is
avoidable.
10. The two primary drivers of most disputes are identity true
and relational issues.
, COM-312 TEST 1 UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
11. Which of the following is NOT an essential feature of b. Independence
Hocker and Wilmot's definition of interpersonal con-
flict?
a. An expressed struggle
b. Independence
c. Perceived incompatible goals
d. Perceived scarce resources
e. Interference
12. Terry and Pat have been in a committed romantic re- b. Avoidance spirals
lationship for five years. Increased conflict has charac-
terized their relationship recently. Both have become
less invested in the relationship and have sought out
others to fulfill some of their needs for affection, inclu-
sion, and control. They don't rely on each other much
or expect much from each other. The couple's choices
reflect which of the five features that contribute to
destructive conflict?
a. Escalatory spirals
b. Avoidance spirals
c. Retaliation
d. Inflexibility and rigidity
e. A competitive system of domination and submission
13. Which of the following is one of the basic dynamics of d. Harboring of resent-
all avoidance spirals? ment or disappointment
a. Refraining from complaining to third persons about
the other party
b. Increasing one's dependence on another person
c. Interacting more directly with another person
1. Integrating, unlike compromising, involves not a mod- true
erate level of concern for goals but a high level of
concern for them.
2. In marriages, avoidance of conflict relates to higher false
satisfaction in general.
3. An individual's conflict style is developed early in life false
and remains static throughout her/his lifetime.
4. One option for addressing destructive coalitions is to true
"soften them."
5. According to your text, sometimes it is more appropri- true
ate to settle disputes on the basis of rights rather than
power or interests.
6. Hocker and Wilmot contend that power is not owned true
by an individual but is a product of communication
relationships.
7. Once a person perceives that another person's emo- true
tional intensity is escalating, the negative spiral has
begun.
8. According to the text, disagreements are same as con- false
flicts.
9. Once a person becomes truly skilled at managing con- false
flict, he or she will not have to deal with it—conflict is
avoidable.
10. The two primary drivers of most disputes are identity true
and relational issues.
, COM-312 TEST 1 UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
11. Which of the following is NOT an essential feature of b. Independence
Hocker and Wilmot's definition of interpersonal con-
flict?
a. An expressed struggle
b. Independence
c. Perceived incompatible goals
d. Perceived scarce resources
e. Interference
12. Terry and Pat have been in a committed romantic re- b. Avoidance spirals
lationship for five years. Increased conflict has charac-
terized their relationship recently. Both have become
less invested in the relationship and have sought out
others to fulfill some of their needs for affection, inclu-
sion, and control. They don't rely on each other much
or expect much from each other. The couple's choices
reflect which of the five features that contribute to
destructive conflict?
a. Escalatory spirals
b. Avoidance spirals
c. Retaliation
d. Inflexibility and rigidity
e. A competitive system of domination and submission
13. Which of the following is one of the basic dynamics of d. Harboring of resent-
all avoidance spirals? ment or disappointment
a. Refraining from complaining to third persons about
the other party
b. Increasing one's dependence on another person
c. Interacting more directly with another person
