Asked in a 1963 paper

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy announced to the soviet Union that the United States would discontinue all atmospheric nuclear tests. The soviet's positive response to the conciliatory gesture illustrated the potential value of________

Correct answer: B. GRIT

  • A. the just- world phenomenon
  • B. GRIT
  • C. mirror- image perceptions
  • D. groupthink

Explanation

GRIT means Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension-reduction, where one side makes a conciliatory move hoping the other will respond similarly. The Soviet response to the test-ban announcement illustrates this reciprocal reduction of tension.

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