A Five-Member Team Was Working on a Marketing Plan for a New

Multiple Choice

A five-member team was working on a marketing plan for a new product.They had spent almost a half-hour trying to come up with a catchy theme for an advertising effort,with little progress.In a moment of silence,Tyler turned to Jared and said," Jared,you haven't had much to say yet this morning,and you often give us excellent ideas.What do you think we should do? Jared replied: "I haven't got a clue.You guys can do whatever you want." In this case,Jared was engaging in ____ behavior.

A) avoiding
B) harmonizing
C) information giving
D) blocking