When Kamika asked D'Andre why he was so late picking her up from work, he replied, "It's too bad that you had to wait in the rain until I could pick you up from work, but I had to stop and drop off my dry cleaning on the way." This is an example of which of the following?
A)confirming response
B)emotional intelligence
C)listener apprehension
D)disconfirming response.

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This is a disconfirming response because D'Andre did not acknowledge or take responsibility for his lateness, and instead shifted the blame onto Kamika for having to wait in the rain, while also minimizing her inconvenience by mentioning his dry cleaning stop.

When Kamika Asked D'Andre Why He Was So Late Picking