Question

assessing different types of conflicts
which scenario would require conflict management rather than conflict resolution?
○ brendan and hakeem are friends on the basketball team. brendan is missing his shoes and thinks hakeem stole them.
○ helen really wanted to go to a new movie with her friend sofia, but sofia made plans to go without her.
○ ragnar and warner were best friends until warner started dating ragnar’s ex - girlfriend. whenever they run into each other outside of school, ragnar tries to start a physical fight.
○ jorge and paul are in an online gaming quest together. they disagree about whether to accept a mission.

Explanation:

Conflict management is for ongoing, intense conflicts (like physical aggression), while resolution is for solvable disagreements.

• Brendan’s issue: Resolvable (find shoes or clear misunderstanding).
• Helen’s issue: Resolvable (talk about plans).
• Ragnar and Warner: Ragnar tries physical fights (ongoing, intense; needs management to prevent harm).
• Jorge and Paul: Disagreement on a mission (resolvable via discussion).

So the scenario with Ragnar and Warner needs management.

Answer:

C. Ragnar and Warner were best friends until Warner started dating Ragnar’s ex - girlfriend. Whenever they run into each other outside of school, Ragnar tries to start a physical fight.