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During a brainstorming session, a coworker disagrees with every idea you suggest. Depending on the attribution process you use, what are some of the ways you could explain this episode of disagreement?

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Disagreement takes place and gets created when the listener and the speaker are not on the same page.

According to the attribution theory, the disagreement episode on the part of the disagreeing person can be attributed to the individual's personality and internal factors of being stubborn, unlikely to patiently listen to what the ...

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