Exam 29: Blessed Are the Peacemakers

After their town was ravaged by a disastrous tornado,two rival community groups set aside their differences and worked together to repair the damage.This cooperation best illustrates the concept of

According to conflict researchers,you are more likely to divulge your needs and concerns if your relationship with your partner includes

Which of the following is one of the steps in Osgood's (1980)GRIT strategy?

Through the use of _____,Muzafer Sherif made enemies into friends.

Surveys of nearly 4,000 Europeans revealed that an important factor in determining whether one's attitude toward a minority group will become more favorable is whether

Which one of the following is a characteristic that conflict expert Deutsch (1993)advises negotiators to exhibit?

John Dovidio,Samuel Gaertner,et al.found that working cooperatively has especially favorable effects when

Factory workers want a pay rate of $15 per hour,but management offers $12 per hour.After weeks of conflict,they agree to have a third party set the pay scale.After hearing both sides,the third party sets the rate at $14.4.This is an example of resolving conflict through

Vivian and Pearl,who have been a couple for many years,have a conflict that they have been unable to resolve,so they make an appointment with a counselor.The counselor helps facilitate communication between Vivian and Pearl,and he offers suggestions for dealing with future conflicts.What form of communication have they used to resolve their conflict?

Many Whites and Blacks say they would like more contact with each other but misperceive that the other does not reciprocate their feelings.This phenomenon is known as

_____ occurs when a neutral third party studies a conflict and imposes a settlement.

Which of the following best illustrates a superordinate goal being achieved?

Elliot Aronson's jigsaw technique involved having elementary school children

_____ occurs when conflicted parties seek an agreement through direct negotiation.

Which of the following is false?

Charles Osgood's (1980)GRIT strategy is an alternative that best fits into the _____ category of the "four Cs of peacemaking."

Ahmed and Fatima,two teenage siblings,are fighting over the evening newspaper.Knowing that Ahmed only wants the sports section and Fatima only wants the latest stock quotations,their mother takes the paper and gives each the section containing the news of interest.In this case,the mother arrived at a(n)

The term "system justification" refers to the human tendency to

Initially,the effect of school desegregation for Blacks was

David and Julie fought over what to name their new puppy.Finally,they went to their children for a decision.David and Julie relied on _____ to resolve their conflict.