Read the following vignette and answer the subsequent questions to the best of your ability.
A group of neighbors gathered to discuss the strange behavior of another neighbor who had been arrested for a violent crime outside of the neighborhood, the shooting of another driver in a traffic jam. Many were shocked and dismayed to hear of her behavior because she came across as a dedicated family person. She was involved in the neighborhood association and was a member of the local school-district's Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) . One of the neighbors commented that the violent neighbor came across as very quiet and reserved, not like a violent criminal. The others agreed, pointing to several examples of positive behaviors in the neighborhood.
-Given the information in this vignette, which theory or concept probably best explains the abrupt change in behavior of the neighbor arrested for a violent crime?
A) identity theory
B) affect control theory
C) dramaturgy
D) the situated self
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