Question

Felix had been angry with his roommate Hector for some time. Hector was always playing his music so loudly that Felix couldn't concentrate, much less have a conversation on the telephone. Despite his anger, he hadn't expressed his feelings to Hector. Which of the following is true of this situation?
a.Hector and Felix are not engaged in conflict because the source of their conflict is not interpersonal.
b. Hector and Felix are not engaged in conflict because conflict must be expressed.
c. Hector and Felix are engaged in conflict because Felix's anger is sufficient to produce conflict.
d. Hector and Felix are engaged in conflict because conflict can exist "under the surface" for some time.

Answer 1

Answer:

b. Hector and Felix are not engaged in conflict because conflict must be expressed.

Explanation:

It is mentioned in the statement that Felix is in fact angry with his roommate Hector, for playing loud music but hasn’t express his feelings yet to him. We can infer that Hector has no idea that Felix is angry at him, so in consequence, there is no conflict between Hector and Felix; because there is no conflict for Hector; there is only conflict only for Felix. In order to the conflict to be real, Felix should state his problem and tell what he thinks to Hector and start an arguing conversation.