A reaction to conflict that involves ignoring the problem either by doing nothing at all or by deemphasizing the disagreement is known as
A) Accommodation.
B) Avoidance.
C) Probing.
D) Compromise.
E) Competing.

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A common reaction to conflict is avoidance. In this situation, people do nothing to satisfy themselves or others. They either ignore the problem by doing nothing at all or address it by merely smoothing over or deemphasizing the disagreement. This, of course, fails to solve the problem or clear the air.

A Reaction to Conflict That Involves Ignoring the Problem Either