You really want to buy a new phone, but you know that you should really not spend the money. This is a classic example of a(n)
A)approach-approach conflict
B)avoidance-avoidance conflict
C)approach-avoidance conflict
D)motivational discontinuity
E)motivated decision making

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This scenario is an example of an approach-avoidance conflict, where you are drawn to something but also repelled by it at the same time. In this case, the desire to buy a new phone (approach) conflicts with the knowledge that spending the money would be unwise (avoidance).

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