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

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Jared's response of "I haven't got a clue" and suggesting the others do whatever they want shows that he is avoiding participating in the group discussion and not contributing to the brainstorming process. This behavior is known as avoiding.

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