Must choose between 2 undesirable options, leading to a conflict of which negative outcome to avoid.

Must choose between 2 undesirable options, leading to a conflict of which negative outcome to avoid.

• A. Approach-Approach Conflict
• B. Approach-Avoidance Conflict
• C. Lewin's Motivational Conflicts Theory
• D. Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict

Answer: (D)

Avoidance-avoidance conflict occurs when you must choose between two undesirable outcomes, so the pressure is to avoid both negative results and you have to decide which harm to endure. The situation creates both options as aversive, making the choice feel like selecting the lesser of two evils and increasing tension and indecision. If you’re faced with two unattractive options, you’re experiencing this exact type of conflict. In contrast, an approach-approach conflict involves two appealing options, which isn’t the case here. An approach-avoidance conflict centers on one goal that has both positive and negative aspects, not two negative options. Lewin's Motivational Conflicts Theory is the broader idea that describes these kinds of conflicts, but the specific type at play here is the avoidance-avoidance conflict.

Avoidance-avoidance conflict occurs when you must choose between two undesirable outcomes, so the pressure is to avoid both negative results and you have to decide which harm to endure. The situation creates both options as aversive, making the choice feel like selecting the lesser of two evils and increasing tension and indecision. If you’re faced with two unattractive options, you’re experiencing this exact type of conflict. In contrast, an approach-approach conflict involves two appealing options, which isn’t the case here. An approach-avoidance conflict centers on one goal that has both positive and negative aspects, not two negative options. Lewin's Motivational Conflicts Theory is the broader idea that describes these kinds of conflicts, but the specific type at play here is the avoidance-avoidance conflict.