Which of These Would Be a Source of Vertical Conflict

question 302

Multiple Choice

Which of these would be a source of vertical conflict?

• A) Foot Locker decides to open a retail outlet next to a Nike store in a shopping mall.
• B) A restaurant serves both Coke and Pepsi to its patrons.
• C) Ansible Technologies Ltd. sells its portable planetariums to both colleges and high schools.
• D) Microsoft provides HP laptops more prominent point-of-purchase locations in its retail stores than comparable laptops from Sony.
• E) Long John Silver's decides to serve grilled burgers in addition to seafood.

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Definitions:

Centration

The tendency, especially in young children, to focus on one aspect of a situation while neglecting other relevant aspects.

Play-Doh

A pliable dough used for creative play, primarily by children, allowing for the molding and crafting of shapes and figures.

Centration

Centration is a term from cognitive psychology describing a tendency to focus on one aspect of a situation while neglecting others, common in early childhood development.

Conservation

A cognitive ability, identified by Jean Piaget, that allows a person to understand that certain properties of objects remain the same despite changes in the object's form or appearance.