Michael refuses to switch from his old word processor to a voice command laptop because, as he puts it, "Why change now? My word processor has been good enough for years." Michael is expressing which reason for resisting change?
A) Emotional side effects
B) Technophobia
C) Lack of tact
D) Inertia
E) Disobedience

Question

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Michael's resistance to change is due to inertia, which is the tendency to stay in the same state or to resist changes to that state. He is used to his old word processor and therefore resists changing to a new, unknown technology.

Michael Refuses to Switch from His Old Word Processor to a Voice