A newcomer is uncertain about what her supervisor wants in a report. Not wanting to look bad, she asks a peer what to do. This is an example of which information-seeking strategy?
A) direct inquiry
B) indirect inquiry
C) third-party inquiry
D) testing

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This is an example of a third-party inquiry, where the newcomer asks someone other than the supervisor (in this case, a peer) for information about the supervisor's expectations to avoid looking bad or uninformed directly to the supervisor.

A Newcomer Is Uncertain About What Her Supervisor Wants in a Report