Pedro, a Sales Manager, Asks Rafael, One of His New

Multiple Choice

Pedro, a sales manager, asks Rafael, one of his new recruits, to send him a sales report by EOD (end of day) . Rafael intends on creating the report after returning home and sending it to Pedro by midnight. While Rafael is on his way out after finishing his work for the day, Pedro spots him and asks him for the report. It is only then that Rafael realizes that Pedro expected him to finish the report before leaving. This scenario exemplifies _____.

A) groupthink
B) heckling
C) masking
D) brainstorming
E) bypassing