PSY 3102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Jon D. Levenson, Longitudinal Study, Logical Consequence
30 Mar 2017
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Gottman (1983) found that responses to conflict depended on how satisfied people are in relationship; the topic of the conflict was less important. Conflicts are the end result of: causal judgements, which lead to, responsibility judgements, assigning blame and conflict. Source attributions and judgements of responsibility are important factors that determine conflict outcomes. Partner comes home late from work: negative explanations of an event. He didn"t keep track of time (causal judgement) She only thinks about her needs (responsibility judgement) He worked hard and finished a project at work (causal) She works hard to provide for us (responsibility) Peterson (1983) proposed the stage model of conflicts. Argued that conflicts follow a predictable pattern (beginning, middle and end) Initiating events, or events that facilitate the conflict. Decision to fight or to avoid it (engagement vs avoidance) Escalation: an intense fight may be resolved amicably (conciliation) or anger may damage the relationship irreparably (separation: negotiation: communicate to solve problem.
