The study by Bourdage, Wiltshire, & Lee $(2015)$ assesses how well coworkers are able to judge the impression management tactics of their colleagues. They found that:

a$.$ coworkers are accurate at detecting impression management, except for ingratiation

b$.$ coworkers are accurate at detecting impression management, except for supplication

c$.$ coworkers are accurate at detecting impression management, except for exemplification

d$.$ coworkers are poor at detecting all forms of impression management

An individual characteristic that is likely to influence the success of an impression management attempt is the ability to understand the workplace environment and the people within it$,$ and to use this knowledge to influence others to act in ways that further one's personal or organizational objectives. This characteristic is known as:

a$.$ self$-$monitoring

b$.$ networking ability

c$.$ position in social network

d$.$ political skill