Jack and Kate are working on a small group project for their political science class. They disagree on how to complete part of the assignment, and the disagreement soon escalates to a full-scale argument. Afterward, they find it difficult to work together, and the entire group is affected. Jack and Kate are demonstrating ________, meaning that their moods and behaviors influenced, and were influenced by, each another's in a way that affected the group.

A. interdependence
B. codependence
C. conflict
D. escalation

Answer: A