Category-three conflict is best demonstrated by which scenario?

1.
Students compete to register early for favorite classes.
2.
Two nurse's aides argue about whose turn it is to take care of a belligerent patient.
3.
A husband and wife argue about the time the wife spends on her nursing studies.
4.
Faculty compete for merit raises.


ANS: 2
The third category of conflict is a hostile encounter or a collision.

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