Question

Members of Tyler's work team disagreed about the best way to complete their project. After arguing about it repeatedly, the team came up with an exciting new idea and reached consensus. Their project was a success. Their initial arguing is an example of a(n) ______ conflict.

Answer 1

Answer:

Functional

Explanation:

In psychology, the term functional conflict refers to a type of conflict that arises in a group but that ultimately leads to a positive result or outcome. A conflict can be functional when it leads to an open discussion between the members of the group and they can come up with new ideas or come to an agreement about their differences.

In this example, the members of Tyler's work team disagree about the best way to complete their project. They argued about it but then they came up with an exciting new idea and they reached a consensus and their project was a success. We can see that the original conflict and disagreement led to an open discussion that led to new ideas and they ended up with a positive result (the project was a success). Therefore, their initial arguing is an example of a functional conflict.