When Kenji and Amy had a fight, Kenji consulted his best friend Jeff. Jeff then spoke to his girlfriend Emily and they decided to invite Amy and Kenji for dinner in hopes of mending their relationship. This type of approach to conflict is viewed as

a. high-context communication and interdependent orientation.
b. low-context communication and independent orientation.
c. assertive and direct communication.
d. submissive and indirect communication.


a. high-context communication and interdependent orientation.

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What will be an ideal response?

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