When People Have an Expectation About What Another Person Is

question 148

Multiple Choice

When people have an expectation about what another person is like, it may influence how they act toward that person; this further results in that person's behaving consistently with the other's original expectations. This is known as __________.

• A) the self-fulfilling prophecy
• B) priming
• C) automatic thinking
• D) belief perseverance

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Definitions:

Total Return

A comprehensive measure of investment performance that includes both capital appreciation and dividends or interest earned.

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The yearly percentage increase in the dividends distributed by a company to its shareholders.

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