Mark agrees to take notes during an important meeting even though he hates taking notes and disagrees with many group decisions

The group asks him to bring copies of the notes to the next meeting so that everyone has a written record of the discussion and group decisions. At the next meeting, Mark is absent. At the following meeting, he tells everyone that he's still working on the notes and may not have them for a while. What sort of behavior does Mark exhibit?
a) Assertiveness
b) Passivity
c) Aggression
d) Passive aggression
e) Passive assertiveness


ANS: d

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