My family and I were discussing our annual family vacation for this summer. Our two choices were New York or California, two places I desperately wanted to go to, but could only choose one. This is an approach-approach conflict where I am deciding between two desirable goals. The reason why I wanted to visit New York is because of the culture and the number of amazing sights. Then there’s California, yes, sunny side Cali where your dreams may come true and I am not just saying that because of Disneyland. I wanted to visit because of the beautiful scenery, it must offer; taking a hike to the Hollywood sign and looking at the view upon me, on a sunset.
Therefore, I was stuck on where to visit, instead of taking a vote, my family and I decided to discuss some pros and cons (moneywise) of the two places. New York is a shorter drive than California, thus, saves money on transportation. While in California, we’ll have to take a plane, thus, much more expensive. The goal was to save more money, so we’ll have a longer stay on vacation. From the comparison above it was clear that New York reached that approachable goal. So, in the end, our family vacation was New York and it was a memorable place to visit. Approach-Avoidance Conflict: …show more content…
We eventually ended up in a brawl, chased each other around the house, and knocked over one of my mother plants. The crash was so loud that my mom ran upstairs and straight toward us. She was furious, but did not yell, instead, she gave us two options as punishment. To stay grounded for 2-3 weeks with no tv or to clean the whole house for 2-3 weeks, it may not seem like it but this was the hardest decision we ever had to make. This is an avoidance-avoidance conflict where I am deciding between two negative goals. It was either to stay grounded and be bored or to clean and be