Enrique did not want to tell his manager that it was not likely his employees would meet the looming production deadline. He was fearful that he would be blamed if he told his manager this information

In terms of the semantic-information distance, this is an example of _____.
a. perceptual distancing
b. upward distortion
c. compliance gaining
d. vertical miscommunication


Answer: b

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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