Morton Deutsch identified six types of conflicts: veridical, contingent, displaced, misattributed, latent, and false. Veridical conflicts exist objectively and are accurately perceived. Contingent conflicts depend on circumstances that are not recognized by conflicting parties. Displaced conflicts involve arguing about the wrong issues. Misattributed conflicts are between the wrong parties over the wrong issues. Latent conflicts should be occurring but are not. False conflicts occur without an objective basis.

1. PEOPLE AND
ORGANISATION
ULLASH D. KUTIYAR

2. Morton Deutsch Suggested Six
types of Conflict
TYPES OF
CONFLICT
CONTINGENT
CONFLICT
VERIDICAL
CONFLICT
DISPLACED
CONFLICT
MISATTRIBUTED
CONFLICT
FALSE
CONFLICT
LATENT
CONFLICT

3. VERIDICAL CONFLICT
This type of Conflict exists objectively
and is perceived accurately.
CONTINGENT CONFLICT
Here the existence of the conflict is
dependent upon readily rearranged
circumstances, but this is not
recognized by the conflicting parties.

4. DISPLACED CONFLICT
Here, the parties in conflict are, so to speak
arguing about the wrong things.
MISATTRIBUTED CONFLICT
In this type the conflict is between the
wrong parties, and as a consequence,
usually over the wrong issues.

5. LATENT CONFLICT
This is in effect, a conflict that
should be occurring but is not.
FALSE CONFLICT
This is the occurrence of conflict
when there is no objective basis
for it.