EPPP Psychology

Category - Social and Cultural Bases of Behavior

Social psychology outlines three main types of conflicts that occur when people are forced to make a choice between incompatible options. A person is deciding between two new cars; once she becomes more favorably inclined toward one, she will likely find the other less appealing. What is this known as?
  1. Approach-avoidance conflict
  2. Approach-approach conflict
  3. Primacy conflict
  4. Avoidance conflict
Explanation
Answer: B - The approach-approach conflict occurs when an individual must choose between two desirable options; conflict is experienced here because both alternatives are desirable but only one is attainable.
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