PSY 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Trip Trip, Airbnb, Conflict Management
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[expressed] struggle that emerges from [at least two interdependent conflict parties] perceiving incompatible goals, scarce resources, and interference in achieving goals : at the core of every conflict, we perceive: Interference: many types of goals: tangible and intangible. Primarily tangible and concrete, and focus on external objects or entities: what to do, where to go, what decision to make. Examples: what random rural airbnb can i rent after i leave here, what job to apply for, what car to buy, how much money to loan a friend, how much time to spend on coursework. Desires to be respected, included, appreciated, understood, loved. Conflict = we perceive that other party is not treating us accordingly. E. g. , boyfriend says he is sick, but goes to play soccer instead of spend time with you. Eh, maybe . but probably not: violation of trust (lack of respect and consideration) Difficult to talk about openly with each other, but .
