When Betty asked Guy why he was so late picking her up from work, he replied, "It's too

bad that you had to wait in the rain until I could pick you up from work, but I had to stop and
drop off my dry cleaning on the way.

" This is an example of which of the following?
A) confirming response
B) emotional intelligence
C) listener apprehension
D) disconfirming response.


D

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