The nature of the relationship in negotiating and solving disputes

Question 1

contractor

Answer 1

anyone you pay to provide goods or services at a certain price or rate

Question 2

negotiations with contractors are more

Answer 2

formal and legalistic than negotiations with people we know well.

Question 3

Acquaintances

Answer 3

People we know either professionally or personally, but whom we either don’t know well enough or are not close enough to consider a friend.

Question 4

Event scripts

Answer 4

Norms for behavior in certain situations.

Question 5

Friendship scripts

Answer 5

Norms for interacting with one’s friends.

Question 6

Mechanic’s lien

Answer 6

A legal claim against one’s property as a result of a contractor’s failure to pay for materials or labor.

Question 7

Parental altruism

Answer 7

A trait that positively links a parent’s welfare to that of their children and facilitates mutual trust, communication, and reciprocity.

Question 8

Professional network

Answer 8

Acquaintances who may provide assistance to further your career.

Question 9

Trust catalyst

Answer 9

A third party that helps family members to trust each other.