Evaluative Mediator & Linking

Question 1

In order to avoid appearing overly evaluative, a mediator might consider:

Answer 1

Providing a party with legal information rather than a legal opinion

Question 2

Linked bargaining involves:

Answer 2

The conditional coupling of one negotiation issue with another

Question 3

An evaluative mediator will have a tendency to:

Answer 3

Use her/his substantive experience to aid in producing an outcome that is within the range of likely court outcomes

Question 4

Of the four general models of mediation discussed at length by Boulle and Kelly, the two that most resemble each other are:

Answer 4

The settlement and evaluative models

Question 5

If you compare an evaluative mediator with a facilitative mediator, the evaluative mediator…

Answer 5

Will be more willing to give an opinion about the merits of a party’s position