After an Awkward Get-Together with the In-Laws, You Respond to Your

Multiple Choice

After an awkward get-together with the in-laws, you respond to your spouse's criticism about your comments at dinner by noting your glowing student evaluations as a professor. This scenario illustrates which principle about communication competence?

A) Competence can be learned.
B) Competence is situational.
C) Competence requires cognitive complexity.
D) Competence involves self-monitoring.