Wilhelm Doesn't Follow Sports, but He Agrees to Go to a Football

question 231

Multiple Choice

Wilhelm doesn't follow sports, but he agrees to go to a football game with a friend. Because he is unfamiliar with the rules, Wilhelm watches the other spectators around him carefully to see when they clap, stand, cheer, and boo and then copies their behavior. Which strategy is Wilhelm using?

• A) groupthink.
• B) parodying.
• C) mimicry.
• D) obedience.

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