Question

Three-year-old Cory wants to stay up, rather than going to bed. However, he has to decide whether he will go to bed now, or in five minutes. This is an example of _____ conflict.

Answer 1

Answer:    Avoidance-avoidance conflict

Explanation:  It is a conflict when one has to choose between two choices, and both are what one does not want. So three-year-old Cory has a choice between going to bed immediately or after five minutes and he doesn't want to go to bed at all, he wants to stay awake. Both alternatives are equally undesirable, going to bed for five minutes is no more desirable than going to bed immediately. That is why this conflict is called avoidance - avoidance conflict, because it presupposes double avoidance, that is, avoiding both choices.

Answer 2

Answer:

Avoidance-avoidance conflict

Explanation:

The avoidance-avoidance conflict is a a decision-making technique that refers to making a decision between two equally undesirable choices. A simple example of this could be making a decision between mowing the lawn or doing housework. This type of conflict would normally be settled by an assessing which option should be of relative importance of the two tasks.

In the case of three-year old Cory who wants to stay up he has to make a decision between going to bedimmediately or going to bed in the next five minutes.