Regarding the Approach-Avoidance Conflict,which of the Following Statements Is FALSE

question 194

Multiple Choice

Regarding the approach-avoidance conflict,which of the following statements is FALSE?

• A) The approach-avoidance conflict involves a person being simultaneously attracted to and repelled by the same situation or goal.
• B) The approach-avoidance conflict often creates ambivalent feelings in a person.
• C) A person seldom escapes form an approach-avoidance conflict and often resorts to partial approach solutions.
• D) The approach-avoidance conflict often results in the person freezing and then using displacement to deal with this difficult situation.

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Definitions:

Appetitive

pertains to or arouses an organism's natural desire or appetite, typically referring to positive or pleasurable stimuli.

Terminal

Often used to describe the final stage of a disease where recovery is not expected, or the end point of an experiment or procedure.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate behaviors with consequences.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an influential American psychologist, known for his work in behaviorism and for developing the theory of operant conditioning.