Two sides to a conflict may have difficulty resolving a dispute. What are some of the psychological factors or aspects involved in such a conflictual situation?
What will be an ideal response?
The following are factors that may influence a two-sided conflict:
1) Two sides to a conflict may believe they have conflicting interests when they actually don't.
2) This may come about because of faulty attributions, mistakes in judgment about the causes of having your interests thwarted.
3) Faulty communication may involve nothing more than insensitivity, but it can create big problems.
4) The more dominant group may exhibit a status quo bias. This is a tendency for a powerful group to be less accurate in its perceptions and to perceive its position as more reasonable and objective than it is.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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