Joe Always Told Himself That He Was Lousy at Athletics

question 14

Multiple Choice

Joe always told himself that he was lousy at athletics. When he tried to play soccer,he was not very Adept at it. This may be a result of the

• A) self-fulfilling prophecy.
• B) dyadic effect.
• C) primacy-recency effect.
• D) fundamental attribution error.

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