Melissa has an old car that is desperately in need of expensive repairs. she is trying to decide whether to spend the $1,500 she
has in her savings account to repair her old clunker or use her savings to buy the used car that her neighbor has for sale. as melissa considers which of these two options she will select, she is facing
<span>This is an avoidance-avoidance conflict that Melissa is facing. Since both are leading to desirable outcomes, in that she'll have reliable transportation after the transactions, this could be considered a type of approach-approach conflict. The conflict is between two outcomes, neither of which she would rather avoid since doing so would be impossible in these circumstances.</span>
According to the passage, The coach is weighing a slightly<u> increased </u>risk of losing against a slightly decreased risk of injury to the star quarterback. This weighing o<u>f trade-offs </u>is an example of <u>marginal thinking,</u> because the star quarterback was in for most of the game, and the coach's decision concerns <u>small </u>shifts in probabilities with the game nearly over.
