Virtual reality technology is useful in teaching conflict management because conflicts can be resolved in a non-threatening virtual world. Additionally, the excitement level which VR based games generate encourages involvement in the learning process. The current state of the first of these games to be developed, and the virtual reality system implementing it, will be described in detail. Approaches to Teaching Conflict Management Psychologists' beliefs about the origin and nature of human behavior and misbehavior vary. Therefore, approaches to teaching conflict management also vary.
Behaviorists focus on conditioning, including reinforcement, extinction and stimulus control.
I italicize the need for power because, unlike the other four needs that are shared to some extent by many higher animals the way we continually struggle for power in every aspect of our lives seems uniquely human. He recommends cooperative learning team approaches, so that students can learn to contribute to one another constructively. Adlerian psychologists emphasize social responsibility and state that children misbehave and mistreat each other only if they are discouraged and do not believe in their ability to succeed with useful means. Applied programs also address conflict management. The Human Development Training Institute's A Curriculum in Conflict Management provides practical methods for helping children explore creative alternatives in dealing with conflict.