Of the following individuals, who is engaged in the process of "basking in reflected glory?"
a) Jennifer, who is giddy with joy after getting to shake the hand of her favorite country music performer
b) Professor Pensky, who is giving her class a strict lecture about studying harder after they underperformed on an exam
c) Rhea, who is upset that she was not crowned the homecoming queen but is graciously congratulating the girl who was
d) Denair, who is screaming with joy when his favorite football team wins the championship
ANS: D, In this case Denair is adopting the victory of his favorite team as his own, and is "basking" in the championship even though he really had nothing to do with it and he didn't really win anything.
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