Match the following scenarios to their associated dysfunctions of bureaucracy.
-A schoolteacher is unable to speak to a child in distress because she has an attendance report to complete for an impending deadline.
A) Red tape
B) Bureaucratic personality
C) Mock bureaucracy
D) Discretion

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Red tape refers to excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal rules that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making. In this scenario, the teacher's obligation to complete administrative paperwork (attendance report) despite a more pressing and humane need (attending to a child in distress) exemplifies the hindrance caused by strict adherence to procedural tasks, characteristic of red tape.

Match the Following Scenarios to Their Associated Dysfunctions of Bureaucracy