SPCOM 120 Exam 3

Criticism, defensiveness, contempt, and stonewalling describe

People get in conflicts over wants, needs, values and

A conflict can exist only when both parties are aware of it.

A comment that is unrelated to what you just said is termed an irrelevant response.

Lose-Lose conflict style is also known as

This occurs when a communicator expresses a criticism that threatens the face of the person:

There are 3 types of Conflict Style categories for couples: Volatile, Avoidant and:

5 elements define conflict: expressed struggle, interdependence, scarce resources and

The 5 elements in the Assertive Messaging Format are:Behavior, Interpretation, Feeling, and

Messages have content and relational dimensions. The most obvious is the relational dimension.

2 Climate-Boosting practices that are consistently connected to supportive workplace.

When you allow others to have their way rather than assert your point of view:

The other party uses your remarks to shift to a different topic, the term is incongruous.

If you have a competing conflict style and your partner has the opposite style, that style is:

Gender is not a factor in interpersonal conflict.

The emotional tone of a relationship is termed a:

A response that has two messages that deny or contradict each other is a tangential response.

Which one is NOT a Relational Maintenance Stage?

Competing conflict style

Collaborating conflict style is also known as

Patterns of interlocking behavior are called

If your conflict style is Competing, your opposite would be:

To achieve quick, temporary solutions, to complex problems, use this conflict style:

The Triangular Theory of Love has three dimensions. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Tension between the need for integration and the need for independence is called?

Our class has the highest number of: