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Apprentice training refers to a training program, generally found in the craft and building trades, in which employees combine formal coursework with formal on-the-job training.

Apprenticeship is a term used when a novice is guided to participate and master tasks by an expert.

An approach refers to a general perspective or theoretical framework that guides research and practice. An approach is typically defined by a set of assumptions, concepts, and methods that are used to understand and address psychological issues and concerns.

Approach coping refers to type of coping sytle where a person actively attempt to solve his/her problems or address the stressors.

Approach goals refers to goals framed in terms of desired outcomes or experiences, such as learning to scuba dive.

Approach-approach conflict refers to a conflict arising from having to choose between desirable alternatives.

Deutsch: Annäherungs-Vermeidungs-Konflikt / Español: Conflicto de acercamiento-evitación / Português: Conflito de aproximação-evitação / Français: Conflit d'approche-évitement / Italiano: Conflitto di avvicinamento-evitamento

Approach-avoidance in psychology refers to a type of conflict experienced when a person is faced with a decision or situation that has both positive and negative aspects. This creates ambivalence, where the individual is simultaneously drawn to and repelled by the same goal. The concept is often used to explain situations where people feel conflicted about making a choice due to the mixed outcomes it represents.

Approach-avoidance conflict refers to a conflict arising when the same choice has both desirable and undesirable features; one in which you are both drawn to and repelled by the same choice.

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