COM 312 Exam 3: Stress and Negotiation Techniques with Detailed Solutions, Exams of Communication

Detailed solutions to an exam covering stress management and negotiation techniques. It includes definitions and explanations of key concepts such as eustress, hypostress, hyperstress, distress, the abc model of stress, anger management styles, tangible conflict issues, negotiation principles (minimax, aspiration point, resistance point), bargaining range, and various negotiation techniques like competitive and cooperative negotiation. It also covers brainstorming, positions vs. Interests, cost-cutting, compensation, prioritizing interests, and principled offers. Useful for students studying communication, psychology, or conflict resolution, offering a concise review of essential topics and practical applications.

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COM ||\\//|| 312- ||\\//|| EXAM ||\\//|| 3 ||\\//|| with ||\\//|| precise ||\\//|| detailed
||\\//|| solutions
Stress ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔A ||\\//|| biochemical ||\\//|| reaction ||\\//|| within ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| body
Eustress ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔Short-term; ||\\//|| encourages ||\\//|| positive ||\\//|| actions ||\\//|| and ||\\//||
attitudes ||\\//|| (e.g. ||\\//|| bottom ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| 9th, ||\\//|| 2 ||\\//|| outs)
Hypostress ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔Under ||\\//|| load; ||\\//|| anxiety ||\\//|| from ||\\//|| boredom ||\\//|| or ||\\//|| lack ||\\//|| of ||\\//||
challenge
Hyperstress ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔Too ||\\//|| many ||\\//|| things ||\\//|| pile ||\\//|| up; ||\\//|| unable ||\\//|| to ||\\//|| adapt ||\\//|| or ||\\//||
cope ||\\//|| (e.g. ||\\//|| 3 ||\\//|| exams, ||\\//|| 1 ||\\//|| speech, ||\\//|| 2 ||\\//|| term ||\\//|| papers, ||\\//|| work, ||\\//|| project, ||\\//|| parents ||\\//|| visiting)
Distress ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔Lost ||\\//|| control ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| situation ||\\//|| and ||\\//|| source ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| stress; ||\\//||
"stress ||\\//|| about ||\\//|| stress"; ||\\//|| lose ||\\//|| sight ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| real ||\\//|| issues
ABC ||\\//|| Model ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| Stress ||\\//|| (A) ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔Activating ||\\//|| event ||\\//|| or ||\\//|| stress- ||\\//||
understanding ||\\//|| what ||\\//|| causes ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| stress
ABC ||\\//|| model ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| stress ||\\//|| (B) ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔Beliefs ||\\//|| or ||\\//|| relevant ||\\//|| thoughts- ||\\//||
realizing ||\\//|| what ||\\//|| you ||\\//|| think ||\\//|| about ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| stressor; ||\\//|| knowing ||\\//|| where ||\\//|| to ||\\//|| put ||\\//|| blame ||\\//|| (self,
||\\//|| others, ||\\//|| circumstances)
ABC ||\\//|| Model ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| Stress ||\\//|| (C) ||\\//|| - ||\\//|| correct ||\\//|| answer✔✔Consequences ||\\//|| and ||\\//|| reaction ||\\//|| to ||\\//||
stress- ||\\//|| understanding ||\\//|| the ||\\//|| outcomes ||\\//|| of ||\\//|| stress; ||\\//|| how ||\\//|| does ||\\//|| stressing ||\\//|| help ||\\//|| us?
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COM||\//|| 312-||\//|| EXAM||\//|| 3 ||\//|| with||\//|| precise||\//|| detailed

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Stress ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔A||\//|| biochemical ||\//|| reaction ||\//|| within ||\//|| the||\//|| body Eustress ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Short-term; ||\//|| encourages ||\//|| positive ||\//|| actions ||\//|| and ||\//|| attitudes ||\//|| (e.g.||\//|| bottom||\//|| of||\//|| the||\//|| 9th,||\//|| 2 ||\//|| outs) Hypostress ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Under||\//|| load; ||\//|| anxiety ||\//|| from||\//|| boredom||\//|| or||\//|| lack ||\//|| of||\//|| challenge Hyperstress ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Too||\//|| many||\//|| things||\//|| pile||\//|| up;||\//|| unable ||\//|| to||\//|| adapt||\//|| or||\//|| cope||\//|| (e.g.||\//|| 3 ||\//|| exams, ||\//|| 1 ||\//|| speech, ||\//|| 2 ||\//|| term||\//|| papers,||\//|| work,||\//|| project,||\//|| parents ||\//|| visiting) Distress ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Lost||\//|| control ||\//|| of||\//|| situation ||\//|| and ||\//|| source ||\//|| of||\//|| stress;||\//|| "stress ||\//|| about||\//|| stress"; ||\//|| lose||\//|| sight||\//|| of||\//|| real||\//|| issues ABC||\//|| Model ||\//|| of||\//|| Stress ||\//|| (A)||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Activating ||\//|| event ||\//|| or||\//|| stress- ||\//|| understanding ||\//|| what ||\//|| causes ||\//|| the||\//|| stress ABC||\//|| model||\//|| of||\//|| stress||\//|| (B)||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Beliefs ||\//|| or||\//|| relevant ||\//|| thoughts-||\//|| realizing ||\//|| what ||\//|| you||\//|| think||\//|| about||\//|| the||\//|| stressor; ||\//|| knowing||\//|| where||\//|| to||\//|| put||\//|| blame ||\//|| (self, ||\//|| others, ||\//|| circumstances) ABC||\//|| Model ||\//|| of||\//|| Stress ||\//|| (C)||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Consequences ||\//|| and ||\//|| reaction ||\//|| to||\//|| stress- ||\//|| understanding ||\//|| the||\//|| outcomes||\//|| of||\//|| stress;||\//|| how||\//|| does||\//|| stressing||\//|| help||\//|| us?

Self-talk||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔ex.||\//|| "I'll ||\//|| never||\//|| meet||\//|| the||\//|| right||\//|| person", ||\//|| "I'm||\//|| so||\//|| dumb, ||\//|| I'll||\//|| never||\//|| pass||\//|| this||\//|| exam" Anger-ins ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Avoiders||\//|| and ||\//|| accomodators; ||\//|| don't||\//|| admit||\//|| anger; ||\//|| don't||\//|| tell||\//|| person ||\//|| you're ||\//|| angry||\//|| with;||\//|| passive ||\//|| aggressive Anger-outs ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Express||\//|| anger||\//|| to||\//|| offender;||\//|| vocal ||\//|| and/or ||\//|| physical; ||\//|| "automatic ||\//|| reactions"; ||\//|| quick||\//|| to||\//|| criticize/blame; ||\//|| aggression Anger-controllers ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Control ||\//|| responses- ||\//|| don't||\//|| let||\//|| feelings ||\//|| control ||\//|| responses; ||\//|| address ||\//|| issues ||\//|| constructively; ||\//|| express ||\//|| underlying ||\//|| emotions ||\//|| as||\//|| we||\//|| experiences ||\//|| them; ||\//|| avoid ||\//|| ad||\//|| hominem ||\//|| attacks; ||\//|| stress||\//|| assertion,||\//|| not||\//|| aggression Tangible ||\//|| Conflict||\//|| Issues ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Things ||\//|| that||\//|| we||\//|| can||\//|| see, ||\//|| hold,||\//|| measure ||\//|| (scarce ||\//|| resources); ||\//|| often||\//|| all||\//|| or||\//|| nothing ||\//|| (money,||\//|| people, ||\//|| space,||\//|| object, ||\//|| etc.);||\//|| often||\//|| accidentally ||\//|| become||\//|| intangible ||\//|| (e.g.||\//|| ad||\//|| homienem ||\//|| attacks) Negotiation ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔A||\//|| particular ||\//|| type||\//|| of||\//|| conflict ||\//|| management; ||\//|| 1 ||\//|| characterized ||\//|| by||\//|| an||\//|| exchange||\//|| of||\//|| proposals ||\//|| and ||\//|| counter||\//|| proposals ||\//|| as||\//|| a||\//|| means ||\//|| of||\//|| reaching ||\//|| a||\//|| satisfactory ||\//|| settlement Minimax||\//|| Principle ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Max.||\//|| gains, ||\//|| min.||\//|| loss Aspiration ||\//|| Point||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔the||\//|| most||\//|| preferred||\//|| option Resistance ||\//|| Point||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Measurable ||\//|| amount||\//|| that||\//|| we||\//|| are||\//|| willing ||\//|| to||\//|| concede

Prioritizing ||\//|| interests ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Figuring ||\//|| out||\//|| what ||\//|| means ||\//|| the||\//|| mos||\//|| to||\//|| who;||\//|| acting||\//|| in||\//|| a||\//|| way||\//|| that||\//|| grants||\//|| each||\//|| party||\//|| their||\//|| highest||\//|| priority; ||\//|| can||\//|| become||\//|| difficult ||\//|| when||\//|| the||\//|| same ||\//|| thing||\//|| is||\//|| highly ||\//|| prioritized Negotiation ||\//|| Techniques ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Looking||\//|| at||\//|| negotiation ||\//|| tactics ||\//|| for||\//|| lawyers Focusing ||\//|| on||\//|| gaining ||\//|| info.||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Learning ||\//|| the||\//|| other||\//|| party's||\//|| needs; ||\//|| learning ||\//|| other||\//|| party's||\//|| strategies ||\//|| (e.g.||\//|| buying ||\//|| a||\//|| car-||\//|| learning ||\//|| about||\//|| the||\//|| dealer Priority||\//|| is||\//|| important ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔What ||\//|| issues ||\//|| are||\//|| discussed ||\//|| 1st||\//|| (e.g.||\//|| price? ||\//|| features? ||\//|| safety?) Principled ||\//|| offers ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Negotiation ||\//|| set||\//|| their||\//|| aspiration ||\//|| points; ||\//|| demonstrate||\//|| an||\//|| ability ||\//|| to||\//|| stray||\//|| from||\//|| aspiration ||\//|| pint Arguments ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Persuasion ||\//|| is||\//|| key;||\//|| careful||\//|| crafting||\//|| of||\//|| descriptions; ||\//|| needs ||\//|| are||\//|| justified/rationalizd Threats||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Warnings ||\//|| are||\//|| often||\//|| given ||\//|| to||\//|| soften||\//|| the||\//|| blow||\//|| ("well||\//|| there's||\//|| another ||\//|| family ||\//|| who||\//|| was||\//|| looking||\//|| at||\//|| this||\//|| car") Promises ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔More||\//|| affirmative ||\//|| in||\//|| nature;||\//|| less||\//|| disruptive ||\//|| to||\//|| the||\//|| flow||\//|| of||\//|| negtiation Silence ||\//|| and ||\//|| patience ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Can||\//|| aid||\//|| in||\//|| your ||\//|| controlling ||\//|| of||\//|| negotiation; ||\//|| when||\//|| the||\//|| other||\//|| party||\//|| talks,||\//|| only ||\//|| you||\//|| can||\//|| gain||\//|| more||\//|| info Limited||\//|| Authority ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Claiming ||\//|| that||\//|| you||\//|| don't||\//|| have||\//|| the||\//|| power ||\//|| to||\//|| conced ||\//|| anything

Anger||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Can||\//|| result||\//|| in||\//|| accidental ||\//|| disclosure; ||\//|| can||\//|| be||\//|| used||\//|| strategically ||\//|| to||\//|| evoke||\//|| a||\//|| response; ||\//|| this||\//|| can||\//|| backfire ||\//|| in||\//|| withdrawal Boulwareism ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Dismiss ||\//|| "active ||\//|| negotiation"; ||\//|| forms||\//|| a||\//|| "take||\//|| it||\//|| or||\//|| leave||\//|| it"||\//|| argument Br'er||\//|| Rabitting ||\//|| (reverse||\//|| psychology) ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔High ||\//|| risk, ||\//|| high||\//|| reward;||\//|| acts||\//|| as||\//|| a||\//|| trap||\//|| fro||\//|| careless||\//|| opportunity; ||\//|| reveals ||\//|| your ||\//|| needs ||\//|| to||\//|| a||\//|| clever ||\//|| opponent Mutt||\//|| and ||\//|| Jeff||\//|| (good||\//|| cop,||\//|| bad||\//|| cop)||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔ 1 ||\//|| teammate||\//|| accepts ||\//|| every||\//|| offer, ||\//|| the||\//|| other||\//|| rejects;||\//|| the||\//|| 2 ||\//|| teammates||\//|| "argue"||\//|| with||\//|| each||\//|| other;||\//|| opponent ||\//|| thinks||\//|| one||\//|| teammate||\//|| is||\//|| on||\//|| their||\//|| side Belly ||\//|| up||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔"wolf ||\//|| in||\//|| sheep's ||\//|| clothing" ||\//|| or||\//|| "hustling"; ||\//|| lulling ||\//|| your ||\//|| opponent ||\//|| into ||\//|| thinking ||\//|| they're||\//|| better||\//|| than||\//|| you; ||\//|| negotiation ||\//|| is||\//|| sly ||\//|| and ||\//|| underhanded Cooperative||\//|| Phase||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Once||\//|| competitive ||\//|| phase||\//|| is||\//|| over,||\//|| parties ||\//|| should ||\//|| openly ||\//|| discuss ||\//|| all||\//|| options Exploding ||\//|| offers ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Offers ||\//|| with||\//|| an||\//|| expiration ||\//|| date Power ||\//|| Asymmetry||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Power ||\//|| imbalances ||\//|| create||\//|| a||\//|| pressing ||\//|| environment; ||\//|| power ||\//|| discrepancies ||\//|| can||\//|| go||\//|| both||\//|| ways "Test||\//|| of||\//|| Faith"||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Large||\//|| amounts ||\//|| of||\//|| pressure ||\//|| on||\//|| the||\//|| one||\//|| receiving ||\//|| the||\//|| offer;||\//|| makes||\//|| further||\//|| negotiation ||\//|| seem||\//|| greedy||\//|| or||\//|| inappropriate

Hear||\//|| parties ||\//|| views ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Caucuses ||\//|| may||\//|| be||\//|| needed; ||\//|| when||\//|| the||\//|| mediator||\//|| pulls ||\//|| one||\//|| party||\//|| aside||\//|| for||\//|| a||\//|| private ||\//|| conversation Final||\//|| Agreement||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔behavioral ||\//|| commitments; ||\//|| verbal||\//|| or||\//|| signed ||\//|| agreement; ||\//|| follow-up/ ||\//|| review ||\//|| scheduled Common||\//|| Ground ||\//|| - ||\//|| correct||\//|| answer✔✔Highlighting ||\//|| agreements; ||\//|| framing; ||\//|| asking||\//|| neutral||\//|| questions ||\//|| to||\//|| clarify||\//|| or||\//|| summarize; ||\//|| re||\//|| framing; ||\//|| requesting ||\//|| proposals ||\//|| or||\//|| solutions