Which conflict occurs when choosing between two desirable options?

• A. Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
• B. Emotion
• C. Approach-Approach Conflict
• D. Lewin's Motivational Conflicts Theory

Answer: (C)

Approach-approach conflict occurs when you have to pick between two desirable options. Each choice offers positive outcomes, so the tension comes from weighing which option will give the better overall payoff in the given situation. Because both options are appealing, the stress is usually milder than when choosing between two undesirable options, though it can still be tricky if the positives differ in importance or have different consequences. This differs from avoidance-avoidance conflict, which involves two unattractive options, and from approach-avoidance conflict, where a single option has both attractive and unattractive aspects. Lewin's Motivational Conflicts Theory is the broader framework that describes these patterns, but the situation described here is best captured by approach-approach conflict.