Which of the following persons is exhibiting passive aggression?
a. The woman who willingly volunteers to help out at her child's school play
b. The woman who says no when asked to go to a charity event
c. The woman who asks a coworker to cover her shift
d. The woman who agrees to cover a coworker's shift and complains to customers that she is supposed to be home
D
A person demonstrating passive aggressive actions expresses anger in indirect ways. Instead of declining to cover the shift, the person complains to others. The other examples do not demonstrate this indirect anger.
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