Question

Travis was stopped by a police officer for speeding on his way to work one day. Although he had never received a ticket in his 35 years of driving, he was written a ticket that would cost him $150 and two points on his license. He decided to fight the ticket in court based on his impeccable driving record up to that point. The judge offered him an alternative: He could pay the ticket and receive the points OR complete 250 hours of community service. Knowing that Travis had little time in his schedule, because he works 50–60 hours per week already, he was faced with the:

A) approach-avoidance
B) approach-approach
C) avoidance-approach
D) avoidance-avoidance

Answer 1

D) avoidance-avoidance

Explanation:

Avoidance-avoidance approach: The term "avoidance-avoidance approach" is described as an approach to conflict that generally occurs when there is a specific event or goal that can either consist of negative and positive characteristics or effects that makes event or goal unappealing and appealing at the same time.

In the question above, the given statement represents the avoidance-avoidance approach to conflict.