AP PSYCHOLOGY

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

GROUP BEHAVIOR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
a psychological and behavioral reaction to a perception that another person is keeping you from reaching a goal, taking away your right to behave in a particular way, or violating the expectancies of a relationship
A
dysfunctional conflict
B
functional conflict
C
interpersonal conflict
D
conflict
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Industrial-organizational (I/O) psychology focuses on individual behaviors and needs in the workplace and offers solutions to many employee concerns. While the two sides of this field study have similar topics, they offer different perspectives and specialized insights to help employers get the most out of their teams.

Detailed explanation-2: -Psychologically, a conflict exists when the reduction of one motivating stimulus involves an increase in another, so that a new adjustment is demanded.

Detailed explanation-3: -Types Of Conflict Psychology: Approach-Avoidance Here, an example could be-You want to go to your job because you enjoy your colleague’s company, but also don’t want to since there is no job security. This is an ‘approach-avoidance conflict’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most important social-psychological theories of conflict are realistic group conflict theory, social identity theory, and psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theories. A relative newcomer among these theories is the theory of symbolic politics.

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