COMST 218 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Fundamental Attribution Error, Name Calling, Undue Influence
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29 May 2018
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COMST 218: Perspectives of Conflict
Dr. Sweet
Perceptive Talking
● Worldview
○ Cognitive, ethical, and perceptual frames of an individual (Goldberg,
2009)
○ Thinking Makes it so…
■ Worldview: cognitive, ethical, and perceptual frames of an
individual (Goldberg, 2009)
■ Conception of the world
● e.g., a potential romantic partner suggests getting
together for a drink. Right before you are to meet s/he
calls and suggests dinner instead. Do you expect this
person to pay?
● e.g., The unpopular student is being picked on by
classmates. Do you join in, do nothing, or stick up for the
person being picked on?
● e.g. You meet someone who you find attractive but learn
this person, though still married, is separated from her/his
spouse. Do you pursue a romantic relationship with this
person?
● Views on Conflict
○ Negative and Positive Valance
■ (-) Harmony is normal and conflict is abnormal
● Conflict is pathological
● Conflict should be reduced or avoided
● Conflict can be the result of clashes of personality
■ (+) Management of conflict is key
● Conflict is natural
● Conflict is good and necessary
● Conflict can have highly desirable, productive functions
in a relationship
○ Negative Views
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