Question

You have just expressed to the group your concern over the impending deadline facing the group. Which of the following responses would be classified as "tangential" using Sieburg and Larson's categories of confirming and disconfirming responses?

Answer 1

Question options:

A. Don't worry about it, it will get done

B. Are there any other items of new business?

C.yeah that's a problem, but I'm really worried about getting this meeting over with

D. The fact that our deadline is approaching worries you?

Answer:

C.yeah that's a problem, but I'm really worried about getting this meeting over with

Explanation:

Sieburg and Larson describe confirming and disconfirming responses as responses that can positively(confirming response) or negatively(disconfirming response) affect a person's self worth.

The above is a tangential response which is a type of disconfirming response that initially starts out responding to a person's statements but then changes the topic, expressed in, "...but I'm really worried about getting this meeting over with".