How Do Self-Fulfilling Prophecies Work

question 65

Multiple Choice

How do self-fulfilling prophecies work?

• A) We respond not only to the objective features of a situation but also to its meaning. Once meaning has been assigned to our behavior, the consequences of that behavior are determined by the meaning.
• B) We learn to be deviant through our interactions with others who break the rules.
• C) We tend to respond to the physical and social marks that discredit our identities and leave us vulnerable to negative social judgments.
• D) Our social locations are a crucial factor in determining how others see us; therefore, social status is the most important determinant of deviance.
• E) Our backgrounds do not determine deviance; rather, the in-the-moment emotional experience of a deviant action makes it seem like a good or bad idea.

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