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The role of communication is central in the mediation process

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a. false

b. true

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Theorists and practitioners suggest the mediator

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a. neither of these

b. both of these

c. facilitate and encourage open, direct, communication

d. clarify communication

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Open sharing of information with the mediator and fathers can lead to finding areas of common interest.

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a. true

b. false

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Couples who mediate their agreement return to the court to have those agreements altered more frequently than those who choose the adversarial system

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a. false

b. true

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Parties who engage in the below behavior are less successful in finding a mutually satisfactory agreement

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a. interruptions

b. criticism

c. both of these

d. neither of these

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There was a twenty-five percent increase from 1980 to 1981 in the number of divorce mediations conducted in the United States.

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b. True

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Theorists and practitioners concur on a variety of behaviors that can be labeled competitive or disruptive to the mediation process, including:

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a. blaming, fault-finding, accusing

b. attacking the other person

c. all of these

d. dominating the conversation

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By offering suggestions, the mediator indicates to the parties perceived areas of agreement and allow them to agree with the solutions without appearing weak in their negotiation attempts

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a. true

b. false

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Several states, including ________ do require divorcing parties to mediate child-custody issues.

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a. Minnesota

b. all of these

c. Kansas

d. California

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Supportive remarks point out common interest and help increase the parties' sensitivity toward similarities in beliefs and values.

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a. false

b. true

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By offering suggestions, successful parties, are indicating a willingness to cooperate and negotiate as well as search for mutually acceptable solutions that maximize the needs of both of them.

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a. false

b. true

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Strategies are cognitive in nature, they are what the speaker intends to accomplish

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b. true

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Mediators who are successful spend more time discussing possible solutions and terms of the final agreement and less time making behavioral prescriptions, explaining mediation, and making or requesting disclosures of feelings than do mediators who are unsuccessful.

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a. false

b. true

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Tactics are not the actual communicative behaviors enacted to achieve the strategic goal.

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b. true

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When a party discloses their thoughts and feelings

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a. their expectations are clarified

b. all of these

c. the possibility of identifying mutually acceptable solutions is increased

d. their needs are identified

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During successful sessions, the mediator solicits nearly twice as many disclosures as she does during unsuccessful sessions.

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a. true

b. false

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Couples who mediate their agreements return to the courts to have those agreements altered much less frequently than those who choose the adversarial systems.

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a. False

b. True

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Successful mediators use significantly more

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a. all of these

b. recommendations statements

c. summarizing other behaviors

d. search for information behavior

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Research by Pearson and Thoennes (1982a; 1982b;1984, 1985) shows that individuals with mediated agreements are more satisfied with the process than those who choose traditional adversarial routes.

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b. true

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Supportive remarks are those statements that indicate

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a. both of these

b. understanding

c. common interest and goals

d. neither of these