Linda decides to visit her friends john and mary. as she knocks on the door, she hears her friends quarreling. but when they open the door, john and mary are smiling. linda acts as though she has not heard the quarrel. this is an example of

It is an example of role conflict. A role conflict happens when an individual is assigned to do a role even if it is not compatible with the situation. It is seen above as the couple tries to show a different side of them when their guest arrive just to show or hide their true intentions. It is also seen at Linda's expression as she acts like nothing happened when she knew of what happened.