The interactional perspective on conflict provides an important way of viewing and thinking about conflict. Which of the following insights about conflict would NOT be derived from an interactional perspective? A) conflict tends to evolve through recognizable stages B) patterns of conflict tend to help explain how conflict moves constructively or destructively C) there are identifiable regularities in the way conflict evolves D) they way people explain each other's behavior to themselves impacts the nature of the conflict E) conflict can be seen as the series of moves and countermoves that parties make

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The interactional perspective on conflict focuses on the patterns, stages, and dynamics of conflict rather than the internal thought processes or explanations individuals might have about each other's behavior, which is what choice D refers to.

The interactional Perspective on Conflict Provides an Important Way of Viewing