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Charlotte has a nice semi-formal dress she wore to a sorority party. Many guys complimented her on her dress at the party. This week, she wore the dress to a job interview at an advertising agency. Ms. Smith, the head of the agency interviewed Charlotte. Afterwards, Charlotte thought Ms. Smith seemed distant and cold. Charlotte thinks now that maybe the dress was a little too revealing for an office situation. This is an example of

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Role Conflict

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Role conflict is a term that refers to incomparable demands between a person's behavior and the position they occupy in a given situation. This conflict of roles causes an incompatibility in the expectations that a person has in relation to factors that make up his visibility or personality.

An example of this is the incompatibility of Charlotte's clothing as a candidate for a job, even if the clothing was appropriate for other situations.

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