All of the following behaviors are more characteristic of the ways in which women respond to conflict EXCEPT

a. Women are more likely to leave a group that experiences continuous conflict.
b. Women are more likely to focus on substantive issues than men.
c. Women are more likely to address conflict privately rather than in front of the entire group.
d. Women tend to cooperate morethan men under ideal conditions.
e. Women are more likely to avoid conflict than men are.


Answer: c. Women are more likely to address conflict privately rather than in front of the entire group.

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