Lindsey is an avid traveller. No matter where she travels, she always finds stray cats and photographs them. A friend describes her as a "cat fanatic." Although she has never thought of herself that way, she decides that perhaps she is a fan of cats. Which of the following theories does this exemplify?
A. self-schema theory
B. social identity theory
C. social comparison theory
D. self-perception theory

D. self-perception theory

Explanation:

Self-perception theory: In psychology, the term "self-perception theory" was proposed by a psychologist named Daryl Bem and is described as a process through which an individual tends to determine his or her own preferences as well as attitudes by interpreting or analyzing the basic meaning of one's behavior.

It refers to the phenomenon that involves attitude formation of a person in which he or she observes or analyse one's behavior and therefore make conclusions related to specific attitudes that might have caused that behavior.

In the question above, the given statement explains the "self-perception theory".

to stay where they were until m sent for

answer; observing;