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1. Conflict only happens in troubled relationships and should be avoided.
A) True
B) False
2. Conflict in personal relationships tends to be of an objective nature.
A) True
B) False
3. Conflict, like beauty, is often in the eye of the beholder.
A) True
B) False
4. Most conflict occurs between people who do not know each other well.
A) True
B) False
5. Conflict often does not involve our personal perceptions.
A) True
B) False
6. Power seems only to be present in our relationships in the workplace.
A) True
B) False
7. For those in power, competition is often used to manage conflict.
A) True
B) False
8. Power does not reside within individuals; instead, it is granted by those with less power
who accommodate those with more power.
A) True
B) False
9. Avoidance is the most frequently used approach to manage conflict.
A) True
B) False
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10. Cumulative annoyance can result when relationship partners engage in avoidance as a
conflict strategy.
A) True
B) False
11. Pseudo-conflict occurs when partners perceive a conflict exists when in fact it doesn’t.
A) True
B) False
12. Accommodation as an approach to managing conflict occurs when one person refuses to
give in to the needs or desires of their relational partner.
A) True
B) False
13. Competition as an approach to managing conflict occurs when one person abandons their
own goals and acquiesces to the desires of their relational partner.
A) True
B) False
14. A key risk of engaging in competition as a strategy for managing conflict is escalation.
A) True
B) False
15. If your partner reports, “I have never really loved you,” he or she is revealing a dirty
secret that can be the result of conflict escalation.
A) True
B) False
16. Collaboration is considered to be the most constructive approach for managing conflict.
A) True
B) False
17. Conflict that ends with domination is often referred to as a win-win solution.
A) True
B) False
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18. By using integrative agreements, partners are engaging in a collaborative approach that
yields a win-win solution.
A) True
B) False
19. If your partner spontaneously declares that your relationship is over during a conflict, he
or she is engaging in a sudden-death statement.
A) True
B) False
20. People from a collectivistic culture avoid direct confrontation and discussion of conflict
as they perceive it disrupts interpersonal harmony.
A) True
B) False
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