Alice Jones and Bob Hendrick are coworkers of equal status. If Alice says to Bob, "I want this done immediately," and he gets upset because he thinks she has no right to tell him what to do, which part of the message is each person focusing on?
a. Alice and Bob are both focusing on the relational.
b. Alice is focusing on the relational, while Bob is focusing on the content.
c. Alice is focusing on neither; Bob is the one who is upset.
d. Alice is focusing on the content, while Bob is focusing on the relational.
d
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