Carolina QuotesAccordingly, three fundamental types of the conflict situation are possible. i. The individual stands between two positive valences of approximately equal strength (Fig. 7). An instance of this sort is that of Buridan's ass starving between two stacks of hay. In general this type of conflict situation is solved with relative ease. It is usually a condition of labile equilibrium.
Kurt Zadek Lewin Connected to the Carolinas
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p. 123.
- work
- A Dynamic Theory of Personality, 1935
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- 1935
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- p. 123
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