ITUNES on iMac not Syncing Contacts with iPhone

Problems syncing contacts between iPhone 4S on iOS 7 to my iMAC Address Book (OSX 10.7.5) using iTunes.
How are conflicts resolved? There don't seem to be any preferences or settings, but I'm assuming iTunes should pop up with a message when there's a conflict asking which contact to use?
New contacts on my iPhone are not syncing over to my computer
Note: I do not use iCloud -- it ruined my contacts and took much time to fix, so I want to just sync my devices with iTunes. I would like to get rid of all references to iCloud if there were a way!
This process was much slicker and easier with a Palm Pilot many moons ago!!
I am asked HERE to select a category under iTunes: Importing & Burning; Installing/Removing/Upgrading; Podcasting and Radio; or iTunes Store. MY ISSUE FITS NONE OF THESE!!! So now I have another question -- where should I be posting my question???

Hello ascotsgranny,
After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help with contact syncing. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice for the issue you are experiencing:
Sync Services: Advanced troubleshooting for contact and calendar syncing
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

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when synching iPhone i get the following message: iTunes could not sync contacts to iPhone because the sync server failed to sync the phone. any idea how to fix this problem?

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