Mark: I Have Had It with You

question 3

Multiple Choice

Mark: I have had it with you. I leant you money five months
ago and you haven’t paid a cent back. You are irresponsible and I am sick of it.

Sly: I know you need this money so your parents get off your back.

-Assume Sly responded to Mark's comment by saying instead: "Mark, I will pay half of the money back to you tomorrow, if you promise to drop the rest of what I owe you." Which conflict style would this response represent?

• A) firm compromising
• B) yielding
• C) tacit coordination
• D) protecting
• E) fogging

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Definitions:

Empirical

Relating to knowledge or information gained through observation, experience, or experimentation rather than through theory or pure logic.

Introspection

Self-scrutiny of one's mental and emotional processes.

Laboratory Methods

Techniques and procedures used in the controlled settings of a lab to investigate phenomena, conduct experiments, and perform research across various scientific disciplines.

John Watson

A pioneering psychologist best known for his work in establishing the behaviorist school of psychology.