Tension was apparent as the management team discussed changes to promotion requirements. But then Chris made a joke about Jake's
white-knuckled grip on his pen, and the laughter seemed to lighten the mood. Chris was acting in a ______ role. A. relational
B. task
C. production
D. social
E. maintenance
Maintenance role is defined as the role or act by an individual which is done to protect and maintain relationships in any group.It creates the constructive atmosphere of harmony and consistency.
According to the situation,Chris is maintaining the relationship among the group members through maintenance role.He is eliminating the tension in the group due to promotion by cracking joke so that team members can laugh and tension can be reduced.
Other options are incorrect because relational role related with keeping relation.Task and production role involve performing function and generation of output respectively.Social role is played in social environment relating with people and surrounding.
Intuition is a process that gives us the ability to know something directly without analytic reasoning, bridging the gap between the conscious and nonconscious parts of our mind. It suggests to us ideas we necessarily don't know we harbor because it's resident in our sub conscious.
In order to design her experiment, Phyllis will need:
READING, as she will have to investigate the names of several fabrics (such as cotton, silk, linen, wool, cahsmere, leather, etc). She will also learn about waterproof materials.
OBSERVATION as she performs the experiment. Because she will see that not every fabric repels water in the same way.
The answer in the space provided is practical intelligence.
This is where specific learning is introduced with the use of having to use
operating styles where it led people know about information by having to exert
efforts such as by doing it and later be helpful in his or her life.