Exam 3: Interests and Goals

Tyler is a young,naturally gifted athlete.Unfortunately,his work ethic does not match his talent.When he finished sixth in a competition rather than his expected first or second place,he spent a great deal of time and energy telling people how the judges were unfair and were biased toward other athletes.Tyler is using which of the following face-saving strategies?

Arguing with your parents about what time you are supposed to be home is an example of the Relationship element of TRIP.

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

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

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?

The goals one has for the outcome of a conflict prior to actively engaging in it are called "prospective" goals.

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

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?"