A Conflict-Intensity Continuum Has "Annihilatory Conflict" at the Upper End

question 8

Multiple Choice

A conflict-intensity continuum has "annihilatory conflict" at the upper end and "no conflict" at the lower end. In the context of this conflict-intensity continuum, which of the following statements is true of conflict intensities?

• A) Aggressive physical attacks fall in the lower range of the conflict-intensity continuum.
• B) Conflicts that reach the lower ranges of the conflict-intensity continuum are almost always dysfunctional.
• C) Strikes, riots, and wars fall in the lower range of the conflict-intensity continuum.
• D) In cases of annihilatory conflict, there is overt questioning or challenging of others.
• E) Functional conflicts are typically confined to the lower range of the conflict-intensity continuum.

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