Your Classmate, Lily, Seems to Take Selfies Everywhere! Also, Her

question 12

Multiple Choice

Your classmate, Lily, seems to take selfies everywhere! Also, her Twitter updates often consist of seemingly meaningless activities such as using the restroom successfully, and include the detail that she washed her hands afterward. How would the authors of the Spotlight on Research (Hunt et al., 2014) MOST likely interpret Lily's behaviors?

• A) Lily is engaging in these behaviors to attract potential mates.
• B) Lily is engaging in these behaviors to increase her social status.
• C) Lily is engaging in these behaviors to maintain her current relationships.
• D) Lily's behaviors are characteristics of mental illness.

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Definitions:

Dissociation Theory

A psychological theory suggesting that individuals can detach from their immediate surroundings or from their physical and emotional experiences, often as a defense mechanism.

Simultaneously

Simultaneously refers to events or actions occurring at the same time, happening concurrently.

Hypnotic Responsiveness

An individual's ability to experience suggested alterations in physiology, sensations, emotions, thoughts, or behavior during hypnosis.

Conscious Role-Playing

The deliberate and mindful act of assuming a role or character, differing from one's own, for learning, therapy, or entertainment.