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Contrasting Style Behaviors |
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| Factor |
Style |
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| Passive | Aggressive | Passive-Aggressive | Assertive | |
| Treatment of Rights | Gives up own | Usurps others' | Sneaks to usurp others' | Maintains own |
| Metaphor | Doormat | Steamroller | Doormat with spikes | Pillar |
| Verbal Behavior | Qualifies, apologizes | Blames, accuses | Uses sarcasm, Indirect putdown | Speaks mind openly, directly |
| Nonverbal Behavior | Averted gaze, soft voice, draws back | Stares, loud voice, Invades space | Sideways glances, sarcastic tone, shifts | Direct gaze, varied voice, balanced stance |
| Response | Flight | Fight | Hit-and-run | Engagement |