In the cascade model of relational conflict, "cascade" refers to

a. how one person's negative behavior can trigger another person's behavior in such a way that their conflict patterns escalate and worsen.
b. how one person's empathy triggers empathy in the other person and there is an outpouring of emotions.
c. couples throwing plates and other objects at each other.
d. one person using defensive behavior and the other person responding with constructive conflict behaviors to reduce the avalanche of conflict.


A

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