Which of Merton's adaptive responses describes a person who has access to the means to achieve goals, but has lost sight of those goals?

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Ritualism describes a person who continues to adhere to the means or rules of achieving societal goals, but has lost sight of or given up on the actual goals themselves. This response involves a strict adherence to the conventional means of achieving success, even when the goals those means are supposed to achieve have become irrelevant or unattainable to the individual.

Which of Merton's Adaptive Responses Describes a Person Who Has