Biased Perception, the Spiral of Conflict, and the Role of the Mediator
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The word “Truth” etched in the pieces of this sculpture on Canyon Road in Santa Fe
If we disagree with someone, we typically view the other person as more influenced by bias than are we. That perception of bias can be a monumental obstacle to conflict resolution. But what to do about perception bias? In their chapter “Bias Perception and the Spiral of Conflict,” in Ideology, Psychology, and Law, Kathleen Kennedy and Emily Pronin suggest three methods of increasing success in conflict resolution and lessening the influence of this conflict spiral. All three are briefly summarized in this blog post at Law and Mind.
Of course, the one that most caught my attention was that related to self-awareness, a common theme around this blog and Brains on Purpose.
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