Question

Fred has applied for the position of head football coach in the Middle School. Although the Board of Education hasn't announced its decision yet on who will receive the position, Fred is already developing plays, looking at methods to motivate his players, and ways to get the student body behind the team. Fred is experiencing?

Answer 1

Answer: Anticipatory Socialization

Explanation:

Anticipatory Socialization  is the practice of adapting new values and standards while any person or non-group candidate is preparing for joining a certain group .It helps them to prepare for future and interact easily with the group members.

According to the question,Fred is using anticipatory socialization by learning about plays, motivation of players etc even though he hasn't received the result from Education Board.He is adapting theses values so that it will help him in future if he gets position of head coach.