What Should You Do to Open Up a Dialogue in a Relationship

question 19

Multiple Choice

What should you do to open up a dialogue in a relationship with those different from you?

• A) Focus on the ways you differ rather than the ways you are alike.
• B) Ask questions without revealing information about yourself.
• C) Make an effort to communicate authentically.
• D) Refrain from asking them directly about their lives.

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Definitions:

Professional Workplace

An environment or setting that maintains standards of behavior and work procedures considered appropriate for business interactions.

Overtly Aggressive

Behavior that is openly hostile or assertive, without any effort to hide one's intentions or feelings.

Accommodator

Someone who manages conflict by giving in rather than engaging in the conflict.

Concern For Task

The degree of attention or effort a person or group devotes to achieving specific work or task goals.