PSYCH257 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Grave Danger, Geneva Conventions, Disclose

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH257
• Professor: Stephanie Denison

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10% of iceberg above the waterline (positions) Positions: stated solutions to an issue, what we want as the outcome of the issue. Interests: needs, wants, fears, hopes, reasons why we take the positions that we do. Middling interests: wants - tangibles o. Foundational interests: needs - intangibles o. Verbal indicators and body language to indicate listening. Immediate response possible o: gets things done. Can be used in interest of weaker party o. Easy to subvert: don"t get benefit of common wisdom o o. Law, contract, agreed upon standards or customs, human rights. Positive rights and negative rights can exist. Outcomes: outcome is based on legal rights or entitlements o. Replicates what a court might do: operates in the shadow of the law. Provides avenues for minorities to legitimate their claims. Rights can be used to the exclusion of responsibility. Cant create rules for everything: contradictory: alienating (basic interests may not be met, winners and losers o.