Relationship Types
A connection between two or more people in a place of business.
A Work/Professional Relationship
When one party is attempting to "win" the conflict at the potential loss of the other person.
Competing
The quality of being pleasing or appealing to the senses. This factor has three subsets: Physical, Social, and Task.
Attractiveness
The process through which we unobtrusively observe the other person while they are engaging in doing something.
Passive
A relationship between two people who have met but do not know each other well.
An Acquaintanceship
The objective of this style is to find an expedient, mutually acceptable solution that partially satisfies both parties.
Compromising
Nearness in space, time, or relationship.
Proximity
These three forms of strategy -- Passive, Active, and Interactive -- help us in _______________.
Reducing Relationship Uncertainty
A relationship between two people who share common beliefs and values.
A Friendship
In this style, the conflict is not addressed or handled.
Avoiding
The process of encouraging or establishing a belief or pattern of behavior, especially by encouragement or reward.
Reinforcement
Active
A personal interpersonal rapport that involves emotional and/or physical intimacy.
A Romantic Relationship
This is when an individual neglects their own concerns to satisfy the concerns of the other person.
Accommodating
Being drawn to people whose attitudes and interests and likes and dislikes match ours.
Similarity
In this strategy, we communicate directly with the person of interest.
Interactive
Relationships between you and those you are related to.
Familial Relationship
When an individual attempts to work with the other person to find a solution that fully satisfies all concerns.
Collaborating
This factor is when we are not drawn to those that are identical to us, but to those who balance us out.
Complimentarity
Observing a potential friend from across the classroom to learn more about them, is an example of what strategy?
Passive