Mike's wife, lynne, resents him going drinking with his friend asher. whenever this subject comes up, mike makes comments like "what can you do if i go drinking with asher? " and "what are you going to do about it? " mike's behavior illustratesa. sabotage. b. defensiveness. c. belligerence. d. stonewalling.

c. belligerence.

Explanation:

Belligerence: The term belligerence is defined as a natural constitution or temperament to be aggressive or hostile, argumentative, or agonistic, attitude. The belligerent people often tend to fight easily with no such necessity and are aggressive towards the other person. They often lose temper and can get into any quarrel, behavior towards the other is not humble and pleasant.

In the question above, Mike's behavior illustrates belligerence.

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