Rodney has a job interview scheduled for 9:00 a.m. with an important organization. He considers himself to be a punctual person, so he makes sure to arrive at 9:00 a.m. exactly. He is kept waiting for twenty minutes. Unfortunately, he does not get the job, and when Rodney asks a friend who works in human resources for her opinion, she informs him that he was "late" to the interview by showing up at 9:00 am; she tells him that he should have arrived no later than 8:45 a.m. The interviewer's time was perceived as more valuable than Rodney's. This situation illustrates that the use of time sends messages about

A. social norms.
B. what we value.
C. power.
D. how we feel about others.

Answer: C