A Supervisor Openly Disagrees with an Employee's Suggestions During a Staff

question 31

Multiple Choice

A supervisor openly disagrees with an employee's suggestions during a staff meeting.The employee's behavior represents the defense mechanism of displacement when he does which of the following actions?

• A)Assertively confronts the supervisor
• B)Abruptly leaves the staff meeting
• C)Angrily criticizes a coworker
• D)Takes the supervisor to lunch

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Definitions:

Vertical Networks

Communication and hierarchical structures within an organization where information and directives flow up and down between different levels of authority.

Interpersonal Communication Network

A web of personal contacts and relationships used to communicate information, ideas, and messages among people.

Communication Flows

The direction and path that information travels in an organization among its members.

Relationships

Connections or associations between people based on various factors like mutual interests, love, kinship, or shared experiences.