Which concept describes a strategy designed to reduce international tensions by gradually giving concessions to gain reciprocal concessions?

Which concept describes a strategy designed to reduce international tensions by gradually giving concessions to gain reciprocal concessions?

• A. Social Trap
• B. Motivation
• C. Grit
• D. Drive-Reduction Theory

Answer: (C)

GRIT is the strategy being described. In international relations, GRIT stands for Graduated Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction. It involves one side making small, carefully chosen concessions to show a genuine willingness to de-escalate and to provoke reciprocal moves from the other side. By taking gradual, reversible steps rather than giving up a lot at once, the initiator builds credibility and creates an opening for negotiation. This contrasts with simply acting out of self-interest in a way that harms the group, or with more general psychological concepts like motivation or grit as perseverance, or drive-reduction theory which explains how to relieve physiological drives rather than how states manage tensions.

GRIT is the strategy being described. In international relations, GRIT stands for Graduated Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-Reduction. It involves one side making small, carefully chosen concessions to show a genuine willingness to de-escalate and to provoke reciprocal moves from the other side. By taking gradual, reversible steps rather than giving up a lot at once, the initiator builds credibility and creates an opening for negotiation. This contrasts with simply acting out of self-interest in a way that harms the group, or with more general psychological concepts like motivation or grit as perseverance, or drive-reduction theory which explains how to relieve physiological drives rather than how states manage tensions.