COM-312 TEST 1 questions with answers |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Integrating, unlike compromising, involves not a moderate level
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of concern for goals but a high level of concern for them. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\
In marriages, avoidance of conflict relates to higher satisfaction
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in general. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔false
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An individual's conflict style is developed early in life and
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remains static throughout her/his lifetime. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔false
One option for addressing destructive coalitions is to "soften
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them." - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true
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According to your text, sometimes it is more appropriate to settle
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disputes on the basis of rights rather than power or interests. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\
Hocker and Wilmot contend that power is not owned by an
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individual but is a product of communication relationships. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\
Once a person perceives that another person's emotional
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intensity is escalating, the negative spiral has begun. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔true |\
,According to the text, disagreements are same as conflicts. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔false |\ |\
Once a person becomes truly skilled at managing conflict, he or
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she will not have to deal with it—conflict is avoidable. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔false
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The two primary drivers of most disputes are identity and
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relational issues. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following is NOT an essential feature of Hocker and
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Wilmot's definition of interpersonal conflict?
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a. An expressed struggle
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b. Independence
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c. Perceived incompatible goals
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d. Perceived scarce resources
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e. Interference - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Independence
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Terry and Pat have been in a committed romantic relationship for
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five years. Increased conflict has characterized their relationship
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recently. Both have become less invested in the relationship and
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have sought out others to fulfill some of their needs for affection,
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inclusion, and control. They don't rely on each other much or
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expect much from each other. The couple's choices reflect which
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of the five features that contribute to destructive conflict?
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a. Escalatory spirals
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, b. Avoidance spirals
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c. Retaliation
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d. Inflexibility and rigidity
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e. A competitive system of domination and submission -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Avoidance spirals
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Which of the following is one of the basic dynamics of all
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avoidance spirals? |\
a. Refraining from complaining to third persons about the other
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party
b. Increasing one's dependence on another person
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c. Interacting more directly with another person
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d. Harboring of resentment or disappointment
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e. Avoiding the other party passively - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d.
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Harboring of resentment or disappointment
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Defensive climates, rather than supportive climates, are created
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when people use:
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a. strategy rather than spontaneity.
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b. empathy rather than neutrality.
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c. description rather than evaluation.
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d. provisionalism rather than certainty.
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e. equality rather than superiority. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a.
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strategy rather than spontaneity.
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According to your text, _____ criticize more than _____.
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Integrating, unlike compromising, involves not a moderate level
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of concern for goals but a high level of concern for them. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\
In marriages, avoidance of conflict relates to higher satisfaction
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in general. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔false
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An individual's conflict style is developed early in life and
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remains static throughout her/his lifetime. - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔false
One option for addressing destructive coalitions is to "soften
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
them." - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true
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According to your text, sometimes it is more appropriate to settle
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
disputes on the basis of rights rather than power or interests. -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\
Hocker and Wilmot contend that power is not owned by an
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
individual but is a product of communication relationships. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\
Once a person perceives that another person's emotional
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intensity is escalating, the negative spiral has begun. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔true |\
,According to the text, disagreements are same as conflicts. -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔false |\ |\
Once a person becomes truly skilled at managing conflict, he or
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she will not have to deal with it—conflict is avoidable. - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔false
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The two primary drivers of most disputes are identity and
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relational issues. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔true |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Which of the following is NOT an essential feature of Hocker and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Wilmot's definition of interpersonal conflict?
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a. An expressed struggle
|\ |\ |\
b. Independence
|\
c. Perceived incompatible goals
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d. Perceived scarce resources
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e. Interference - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Independence
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Terry and Pat have been in a committed romantic relationship for
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
five years. Increased conflict has characterized their relationship
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
recently. Both have become less invested in the relationship and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
have sought out others to fulfill some of their needs for affection,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
inclusion, 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?
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a. Escalatory spirals
|\ |\
, b. Avoidance spirals
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c. Retaliation
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d. Inflexibility and rigidity
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e. A competitive system of domination and submission -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b. Avoidance spirals
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Which of the following is one of the basic dynamics of all
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avoidance spirals? |\
a. Refraining from complaining to third persons about the other
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
party
b. Increasing one's dependence on another person
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c. Interacting more directly with another person
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d. Harboring of resentment or disappointment
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e. Avoiding the other party passively - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d.
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Harboring of resentment or disappointment
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Defensive climates, rather than supportive climates, are created
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when people use:
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a. strategy rather than spontaneity.
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b. empathy rather than neutrality.
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c. description rather than evaluation.
|\ |\ |\ |\
d. provisionalism rather than certainty.
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e. equality rather than superiority. - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a.
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strategy rather than spontaneity.
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According to your text, _____ criticize more than _____.
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