Tom is on a strict diet when he sees the most delicious-looking double chocolate cheesecake he has ever seen. Part of him really wants to devour the whole cake, but another part of him can't stop thinking about all the calories in the cake. The type of conflict Tom is experiencing is called a(n) ______ conflict.

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Tom is experiencing an approach-avoidance conflict because part of him wants to approach the delicious cake, while the other part of him wants to avoid the calories. The other options do not fit the situation as well. In an approach-approach conflict, Tom would be conflicted between two desirable options. In a multiple approach-avoidance conflict, Tom would have to choose between multiple options with both positive and negative aspects. In an avoidance-avoidance conflict, Tom would be forced to choose between two undesirable options.

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