Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Most Often Are a Result of

question 63

Multiple Choice

Self-fulfilling prophecies most often are a result of

• A) inadvertent and unconscious influences of individuals' schemas.
• B) deliberate attempts by people to confirm their schemas.
• C) deliberate attempts to treat people in an unbiased manner.
• D) the immediate situation.
• E) priming.

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Definitions:

Lost-Horse Forecasting

A humorous term for making predictions based on assumptions after outcomes have already been determined.

Final Forecast

The last prediction made regarding future events or outcomes, such as sales or weather, taking into account all available information up to the present.

Intervening Steps

Intermediate actions or processes that occur between the initiation and completion of a particular activity or goal.

Sales Forecast

The total sales of a product that a firm expects to sell during a specified time period under specified environmental conditions and its own marketing efforts.