Rita Is Angry That Beatrice Turned Their Group Project in Late

question 13

Multiple Choice

Rita is angry that Beatrice turned their group project in late, resulting in an automatically lowered grade. However, rather than holding her anger in or aggressively confronting Beatrice, Rita states her frustration while keeping Beatrice's feelings in mind. Rita is communicating _______.

• A) passive-aggressively
• B) assertively
• C) indiscriminately
• D) passively

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