Example : Choosing between a high-paying job in a boring city versus a lower-paying job in a city you love.
: A single goal has both positive and negative aspects. 6 : Conflicting Motives
Conflicting motives trigger several psychological phenomena: Example : Choosing between a high-paying job in
: Choosing between two undesirable outcomes, often described as being caught between "a rock and a hard place". its negative aspects become clearer
Experience : Highly stressful and difficult to resolve. As you move toward one bad option, its negative aspects become clearer, causing you to retreat back to the middle.
Psychologist Kurt Lewin first conceptualized these conflicts in the 1930s, identifying three main types, while a fourth (double approach-avoidance) was added later.