Question

Ellen, an undergraduate, attends an end-of-semester party. The party is full of graduate and postdoctoral students discussing research they are doing and theories they are studying. In order to make a good impression in conversation, Ellen brings up awards she has won in the past, her high grade point average, and which Ivy League schools she wants to apply to for graduate school. Ellen is engaging in:

Answer 1

Answer: Ellen is engaging in conversation not to be left out in their discussion. Ellen made sure she was compelling in her discussion.

Explanation: Ellen was in a gathering of individuals with higher academic degree, in order for her to be involve in conversation she needed to talk about her achievements.