Tyrese wants to go to law school because he believes being a lawyer will bring him prestige and a good income. However, he is not sure he should attend because he is very concerned about the hard work law school will involve and the money it will cost. Tyrese is faced with a(n) __________ conflict.

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BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Tyrese is weighing one positive aspect of law school (prestige and potential income) against one negative aspect (hard work and cost). This setup is characteristic of an approach-avoidance conflict, where a single goal has both attractive and unattractive elements.
Option 1: 'approach-approach' would involve choosing between two desirable outcomes, such as two different enticing career paths, which is not the case here since one element (the effort and cost) is undesirable.
Option 2: 'avoidance-avoidance' would involve a choice between two unattractive outcomes, such as choosing between two undesirable programs, which does not fit Tyrese's situation where at least one element is appealing (prestige and income).
Option 3: 'approach-avoidance' matches the scenario precisely, because the same goal (going to law school) carries both positive and negative aspects that tug in opposite directions.
Option 4: 'double approach-avoidance' is not a standard, commonly used label for this classic framing, and it overcomplicates the simple single-goal, mixed-valence conflict Tyrese faces, making it an unlikely descriptor for this question.

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