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What are the strategies in the Dual Concerns Model?Forcing, Yielding, Avoiding, Problem Solving, Compromising.
What are the elements of game theory applied to negotiations?Players, Timing, Information, Actions, Payoffs.
What is a Nash Equilibrium?game theory concept that describes a situation where no player can improve their outcome by changing their strategy
: What is the dominant strategy in the Prisoner's Dilemma?Defecting, because it yields the best outcome regardless of the other player’s choice.
What are the payoffs in the Prisoner's Dilemma?Payoffs are: (-2,-2) if both cooperate, (-5,-1) or (-1,-5) if one defects and the other cooperates, and (-7,-7) if both defect.
When is a game considered solved in negotiations?A game is solved when one can describe the equilibria—the expected outcomes based on players’ strategies.
When do opportunities for distributive bargaining arise?In situations of anonymity or well-defined negotiations, such as real estate or car sales.
What are the target point, resistance point, and bargaining zone?Target point is the most preferred outcome; resistance point is the least acceptable outcome; bargaining zone is the range between the parties’ resistance points.
What are key tactics in distributive bargaining?Assessing the other party’s goals, managing impressions, modifying perceptions, and manipulating costs of delay.
How can negotiators manage the other party’s impressions?Through screening or emphasizing certain information to influence perceptions
What does modifying the other party’s perceptions involve?: Changing how the other party views the negotiation, often by presenting information strategically.
How can negotiators manipulate the actual costs of delay or termination?Using disruptive actions, forming alliances with outsiders, or manipulating the negotiation schedule.
What is Ross' critique of Chapter 1 from Lewicki et al.?He finds some concepts and strategies useful but criticizes the language and unsupported claims, advising the "smell test" and asking for evidence.
What is the "smell test" in the context of negotiation?A method to evaluate if something seems credible or logical; if it doesn't "smell right," further evidence should be requested.
The dual concern model isunderstanding people's approaches to conflict based on their concern for their own outcomes versus the outcomes of others.