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 hidden observer theory of hypnosis
B) the social-cognitive explanation 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 people act in accordance with their expectations of how hypnotized people are supposed to behave. In this case, Bobby likely acted like a rooster because he believed that is what he was supposed to do while under hypnosis, based on his expectations of how hypnotized individuals behave during comedy routines.

Bobby Agreed to Be Hypnotized During a Comedy Routine