Exam 10: Conflict and Conflict Resolution

Goals that we perceive as different may not be. One way to determine if goals are truly incompatible is by _______ goals early.

One of the long-term risks of the avoidance conflict style in a relationship is the inability to

One common type of behavior used in the avoiding conflict style is

The perspective that within conflict there is only one winner is most likely to occur in _______ cultures.

The _______________ conflict style should be reserved for important and long-lasting workplace issues.

Compared to the other conflict styles, individuals who use the ___________ style of conflict are more likely to view conflict as positive.

People who are high in ________________ are most likely to engage in the _______________ conflict style.

According to the ____________ personality theory, our personality can be explained by a unique combination of extraversion, neuroticism, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.

In order to be successful at the integrative conflict style, one has to have

Individuals who use the avoiding conflict style report having personalities that are

Which Big Five personality trait is not associated with any particular conflict style?

Anna's boss harshly criticized her work on a new advertising campaign. Rather than engage in conflict with her boss, Anna replied, "I'm sorry you didn't like it." Anna chose to avoid the conflict thinking that it was probably

Regardless of cultural orientation, ____________ is the most preferred conflict style.

As both men and women rise into higher positions within an organization, they are more likely to use the ________________ style.

People who prefer a compromising style tend to be high in which of the Big Five personality traits?

Compared to the compromising conflict style, the integrating conflict style ___________ to resolve conflict.

Compared to European Americans, African Americans use the __________ conflict strategy more often.

Samter & Cupachs' (1988) study of friendships found that _________ of the participants acknowledged conflicts in their relationships with each other.

The _________style is an approach to conflict that never has positive outcomes.

__________ involves the degree to which we want to be in a relationship or support the goals of the other person.