Jim considers himself a cheese connoisseur.He spends his weekend visiting various cheese stores,trying out samples of different cheese and learning more about them.However,Jim hardly buys anything during these weekend outings.This is an example of _____ shopping.
A) acquisitional
B) epistemic
C) adaptive
D) impulsive
E) utilitarian

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Epistemic shopping refers to shopping for the purpose of acquiring knowledge or information, which is exactly what Jim is doing as he visits cheese stores to try out samples and learn more about different types of cheese. Since he is not necessarily buying anything, it is not acquisitional shopping. It is also not adaptive, impulsive, or utilitarian shopping.

Jim Considers Himself a Cheese Connoisseur