Quiz – Anatomy of a Conflict

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

According to NVC, what does a conflict primarily signal?

Unmet needs on each side of the situation

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A fixed clash of incompatible personalities

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A permanent lack of professional skill

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A simple absence of clear team rules

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

Two colleagues clash over project priorities. What is the deeper NVC reading of this situation?

Each position reveals a different underlying need

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One of them is objectively right and one wrong

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They simply have incompatible personalities

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The project itself was badly designed

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

Can two people with compatible personalities still end up in serious conflict?

Yes, when their needs pull in different directions

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No, compatible personalities never truly conflict

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Only if one of them lacks any real skill

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Only when a formal rule has been broken

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

How does the needs-based reading treat disrespect, hostility, or harassment?

As behavior outside legitimate disagreement, needing a formal response

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As an ordinary unmet need to be quietly mapped

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As a personality trait that should be tolerated

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As proof the two people simply do not get along

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

In the example, one colleague insists on control over workload. Which need does this most likely reveal?

A need for predictability and control over their workload

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A need for flexibility and trust in their judgment

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A need to prove the other colleague is wrong

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A need to avoid all forms of collaboration

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Match each element to its correct description from the capsule.

Sort elements

These two people just don’t get along
Every conflict signals unmet needs on each side
Disrespect or harassment needing a formal response

Instinctive reading of conflict

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NVC lens on conflict

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Behavior outside legitimate disagreement

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