Conflict Resolution Style Quiz

assertiveness and cooperativeness

Competing is assertive and uncooperative—an individual pursues his own concerns at the other person’s expense.

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Using whatever power seems appropriate to win your own position—such as the ability to argue, rank, or economic sanctions.

Competing mode

The Accommodating mode is unassertive and cooperative, where an individual neglects their own concerns to satisfy the concerns of the other person. It involves an element of self-sacrifice, such as selfless generosity, obeying another person’s order when you would prefer not to, or yielding to another’s point of view.

The Avoiding mode is unassertive and uncooperative, where the person neither pursues their own concerns nor those of the other individual. They do not deal with the conflict directly, and the behavior might take the form of withdrawal, sidestepping issues, or postponing the conflict resolution.

The Competing mode is assertive and uncooperative, where an individual pursues their own concerns at the other person’s expense. It is power-oriented and involves using whatever power seems appropriate to win one's own position, such as the ability to argue, rank, or economic sanctions.

The Avoiding mode is characterized by being unassertive and uncooperative, where the individual neither pursues their own concerns nor those of the other person. This mode involves not dealing with the conflict directly and might take the form of withdrawal, sidestepping issues, or postponing the conflict resolution.

The Competing mode is assertive and uncooperative, where an individual pursues their own concerns at the other person’s expense. It is a power-oriented mode where individuals use whatever power seems appropriate to win their own position, such as the ability to argue, rank, or economic sanctions.