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15 Cards in this Set
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conflict
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perceived incompatability of goals or actions
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peace
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condition marked by low levels of hostility and agression + mutually beneficial relationships
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social trap
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conflicting parties, by each rationally pursuing itse self interest, become caught in mutually destructive behavior
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two examples of social traps
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prisoner's dilemma and the tragedy of the commons
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tragedy of the commons
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"commons" = any shared resource; tragedy occurs when individuals consume more than their share, wit hthe cost of their doing so dispersed among all, eventually causing the ultimate collapse of the shared resource
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non-zero sum games
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games in which outcomes need not sum to zero; both can win or both can lose
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polarize
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maximize average tendency
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mirror-image preceptions
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reciprocal views of each other often held by parties in conflict; each may view itself as moral and peace-loving andheother as evil and aggresive
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equal-status contact
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contact on an equal basis; relationship between those of equal status; should be done to reduce prejudice (interracial contact should be between persons equal in status)
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superordinate goal
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shared goal that necessitates cooperative effort; goal that overrides people's difference from one another
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bargaining
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seeking an agreemnt to a conflict through direct negotiation between parties
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mediation
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attempt by a neutral third party to resolve a conflict by facilitating communication and offering suggestions
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arbitration
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resolution of a conflict by a neutral hird party who studies both sides and imposes a settlement (or chooses one of the two)
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integrative agreemets
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win-win agreements that reconcile both parties' interests to their mutual benefit
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GRIT
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Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension reduction; strategy designed to de-excalate international tensions
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