Which of the Following Is the Best Example of a Self-Fulfilling

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the best example of a self-fulfilling prophecy?

• A) when poor school children are expected to perform less well than wealthy school children
• B) when the whistling of someone diagnosed with schizophrenia is interpreted as being abnormal
• C) when minority candidates perform more poorly in interviews because interviewers act on their expectations that these candidates are unprepared
• D) when people focus on the first information they have about another individual when making an impression

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