Link completes all assigned homework to succeed in school. According to Robert Merton's goals-means taxonomy, Link is best described as a (n):
A) Innovator
B) Retreatist
C) Conformist
D) Rejector

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According to Robert Merton's goals-means taxonomy, a conformist is someone who accepts both societal goals and means for achieving those goals. Link's behavior of completing all assigned homework falls under this category as he is conforming to the societal goal of succeeding in school by using the means of doing homework.

Link Completes All Assigned Homework to Succeed in School