Your friend says, “Mediation sounds dumb. If I’m paying someone to help and they know a good way to resolve the problem, I want to hear it!” Offer a defense for not giving advice as a mediator.

What will be an ideal response?


Varies, based on nonintrusiveness. Generally, people are less committed if
solutions aren’t their own ideas, making the outcome less durable.

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are need, attention, visualization, satisfaction and action. Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following pretrial stories would NOT be regarded by most judges as being prejudicial to a criminal defendant?

A. a report that the defendant was a member of a notorious street gang whose members had been linked to several killings B. a report that the defendant was arrested as he attempted to board a plane C. a report that the defendant had confessed to the crime D. a report that the defendant's fingerprints were found on the murder weapon

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Functional strategies, for the most part, are part of a campaign to achieve a particular research outcome

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Pacanowsky and O'Donnell-Trujillo proposed that organizational members serve as ________ who are part of the communicative performances that create a unique organizational culture.

A. agencies B. analogies C. agents D. actors

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