Test Bank for Interpersonal Conflict, 2025 Release by Joyce Hocker and Keith Berry

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Chapter 01 - 2025 Release
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) According to Chapter 1, the authors state that people are born with conflict management
skills that mostly stem from common sense.
1) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > According to Chapter 1, the authors state that people are born with
conflict management skills that mostly stem from common sense.



2) Once a person becomes truly skilled at managing conflict, he or she will not have to deal
with it—conflict is avoidable.
2) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > Once a person becomes truly skilled at managing conflict, he or she
will not have to deal with it—conflict is avoidable.



3) Once a person perceives that in a conflict, the other party’s emotional intensity is escalating,
the negative spiral has begun.
3) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Evergreen Release : Updated 2025
Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > Once a person perceives that in a conflict, the other party’s
emotional intensity is escalating, the negative spiral has begun.




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,4) More than 50 percent of adolescent conflicts are resolved by standoffs or withdrawal.
4) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > More than 50 percent of adolescent conflicts are resolved by standoffs
or withdrawal.



5) An example of a perceived scarce resource is self-esteem.
5) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > An example of a perceived scarce resource is self-esteem.



6) In order to support someone, one must agree with them.
6) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > In order to support someone, one must agree with them.




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,7) An interpersonal approach to conflict management requires that the struggle be expressed
communicatively.
7) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > An interpersonal approach to conflict management requires that the
struggle be expressed communicatively.



8) Unresolved conflict can have an impact on a person’s mental health.
8) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > Unresolved conflict can have an impact on a person’s mental
health.



9) A gridlocked conflict makes one feel wanted by one’s partner.
9) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > A gridlocked conflict makes one feel wanted by one’s partner.




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, 10) According to the text, complaints can only be destructive, not constructive.
10) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > According to the text, complaints can only be destructive, not
constructive.



11) Increasing accurate self-awareness will help you better manage conflict.
11) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > Increasing accurate self-awareness will help you better manage
conflict.



12) People engage in conflict when they find that their goals are the same.
12) ______
⊚ true
⊚ false

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Evergreen Release : New 2025
Source : Chapter 01 The Nature of Conflict > People engage in conflict when they find that their goals are the same.




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