Angelina feels that her cubicle neighbor talks loudly on the phone, but in other ways she is a great neighbor. Angelina gets annoyed every time her neighbor's phone rings, but she has decided it's simply not worth the trouble to talk to her neighbor. Angelina's conflict-handling intention is called .

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Angelina feels that her cubicle neighbor talks loudly on the phone, but in other ways she is a great neighbor. Angelina gets annoyed every time her neighbor's phone rings, but she has decided it's simply not worth the trouble to talk to her neighbor. Angelina's conflict-handling intention is called .

A) competing

B) avoiding

C) accommodating

D) compromising

E) collaborating

The correct option is letter B) avoiding.

Explanation:

Avoiding is one of the five conflict-handling styles. When a person chooses not to engage in conflict, they are avoiding it. There may be several reasons for avoiding, such as the belief that the conflict is too trivial to be worth one's while, or simply because the person lacks the assertiveness to deal with it. People who avoid conflicts would rather step back or withdraw completely.

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