Shoresh suggests that ted cluck like a chicken during the hypnosis not because he is experiencing an altered state of consciousness but because he is playing the role of a hypnotized person. this is a good example of the theory of hypnotism.

Based on the description, it would be a good example of the social-cognitive theory of hypnotism

The social-cognitive theory of hypnotism argues that everything that a person do during the hypnotism seem effortless because of the participant's own motivation to interpret the suggestion.

with this theory, one's can argue that shores act like a chicken not because he is unconscious, but because he is playing the role of a hypnotized person

Iwould think a loan officer but i'm not sure