When People's Incorrect Expectations Are Confirmed and They Relate to Other

question 54

Multiple Choice

When people's incorrect expectations are confirmed and they relate to other people in a way that brings about the very behaviours they expect, thereby confirming their original beliefs, then a has occurred.

• A) informational social influence
• B) social facilitation
• C) peripheral route persuasion
• D) self-fulfilling prophecy

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Definitions:

Dissociative

Pertaining to a psychological state in which a person experiences a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity.

Acute Stress

A short-term and immediate response to a demanding or threatening situation.

Illness Anxiety

An excessive worry about having a serious illness, despite having few or no symptoms, previously known as hypochondriasis.

Somatic Symptom

Physical symptoms that are either very distressing or result in significant disruption of functioning, not fully explained by a medical condition.