When faced with an approach-avoidance conflict, some people tend to go back and forth with their choice because they cannot decide for or against the goal or event. The text refers to this mind-changing behavior as __________.
A) vacillating
B) alternating
C) dichotomizing
D) avoiding

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Vacillating means to waver in decision-making or to be indecisive, which accurately describes the behavior of going back and forth in an approach-avoidance conflict. Alternating refers to switching back and forth between two options, which may not necessarily be the case in this situation. Dichotomizing means to see things as only having two options or categories, which is not descriptive enough of the behavior. Avoiding refers to actively avoiding a situation or goal altogether, which is not necessarily the case in an approach-avoidance conflict where one is conflicted about whether to approach or avoid the goal/event.

When Faced with an Approach-Avoidance Conflict, Some People Tend to Go