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The statement "Well, you don't have to be so nasty about it" most likely reflects what type of goal?

A) relational
B) prospective
C) retrospective
D) identity
E) transactive

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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Hocker and Wilmot summarize several advantages of clarifying your goals in a conflict. Which of the following is NOT an advantage identified?

A) Clear goals are reached more often than unclear ones.
B) Clear goals can be altered more easily than vague ones.
C) Only clear goals can be shared.
D) Solutions go unrecognized if you don't know what you want.
E) Knowing the other's goals helps you manipulate the situation to get what you want.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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The two primary drivers of most conflicts are "relationship" and "power."

Which of the following are considered to be the "drivers" of disputes?

Arguing over what music to listen to in the car is primarily concerned with the Topic.

In what contexts might you damage your own face? What do you gain and/or lose by that communication choice?

Transactive goals develop

"Good" conflict goals remain steadfast-they should not change before, during or after a conflict.

According to the TRIP model, the mode of communication (texting v. talking face-to-face) is part of the "identity" element.

If you work to reach your own goal while at the same time seek to please the other you are upholding which of the following items on the author's checklist for "good goals?"

When roommates argue about whose turn it is to do the dishes, they are likely to be arguing about the process.

Hocker and Wilmot provide the acronym T.R.I.P. to help us remember issues related to differing conflict goals. Describe the different goals, and then using a conflict of your own, explain the ways in which each is relevant to your understanding of that conflict.

Relationship goals refer to those that answer the question

Steve and Bonnie disagree on how to spend the money they receive from their tax refund. Steve wants to take the family on a trip to Seattle and Bonnie wants to save if for a rainy day. What type of goal does this conflict interaction represent?

According to the TRIP model, the use and balance of power are most connected to the "relational" element.

Retrospective goals are the ones that

A newlywed couple was having trouble resolving their disputes. The husband felt like he was trying to solve the problems, but his wife did not take him seriously during the discussions because she would do something else while they were talking-laundry, redecorating, etc. They decided that they would have a "meeting" to discuss issues when they arose. The meeting would be a time where they would shut out all distractions and discuss the situation until a solution arose. What is the paramount goal in this situation?

To be truly collaborative, conflict goals must be behaviorally specific.

Which of the following is NOT about the nature of overlapping TRIP goals?

Why do parties in conflict sometimes get stuck on the "topic" goals? Discuss the challenges you perceive in trying to identify your identity and relational goals during a conflict? (These two questions are suggesting that identifying relational and identity goals make sense when we read about them. How does it play out in real life?) Finally, what would make it easier?