Bobby agreed to be hypnotized during a comedy routine. While hypnotized, he stood on his chair and crowed like a rooster. Later, when his friends asked why he did this, Bobby replied that he didn't know, it must have been because he was hypnotized. What theory best explains his behavior?
A) the social-cognitive explanation of hypnosis
B) the hidden observer theory of hypnosis
C) the biological theory of hypnosis
D) the behavioral theory of hypnosis

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The social-cognitive explanation of hypnosis suggests that hypnotized individuals are not in an altered state but are rather playing a social role expected in the hypnotic context. Bobby's behavior can be explained by his adherence to the expectations of being hypnotized, acting in a way that he believes a hypnotized person should act.

Bobby Agreed to Be Hypnotized During a Comedy Routine