In the context of managing dialectical tension, which of the strategies is effective in maintaining a person’s need for balance in the openness/closedness dialectic?
a. One can choose certain topics to satisfy one desire and other topics to satisfy the opposite desire.
b. One can compromise between the desires of one person and the desires of the other.
c. One can change his or her perception about the opposing desires so they no longer are conflicting.
d. One can choose one desire and ignore the other for the time being.
a. One can choose certain topics to satisfy one desire and other topics to satisfy the opposite desire.
Topical segmentation is the strategy of choosing certain topics to satisfy one desire and other topics to satisfy the opposite desire.
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