Jacob is a member of a student group on campus that is angry with university administrators for raising tuition for students.Jacob first thinks that freezing tuition for a year would be a reasonable solution,but when the administration makes this same suggestion,Jacob is upset and wants them to reduce tuition by 2 percent.This is an example of
A) miscommunication.
B) conflict negotiation.
C) reactive devaluation.
D) simplistic reasoning.

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This is an example of reactive devaluation, where Jacob devalues the same solution when it comes from the opposing party, even though it was his own suggestion initially.

Jacob Is a Member of a Student Group on Campus