Describe three strategies to minimize misunderstandings and avoid pseudoconflict

What will be an ideal response?


* Check your perceptions by asking for clarification of what you don't understand.
* Listen between the lines by looking for puzzled or quizzical facial expressions of your partner.
* Establish a supportive rather than defensive climate for conversation by avoiding calculating,
controlling, using manipulative strategies, being aloof, acting superior, or rigidly asserting that
you're always right.

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