The Process Whereby Expectations About a Person Cause the Person

question 39

Multiple Choice

The process whereby expectations about a person cause the person to behave in ways that confirm the expectations is called

• A) the self-fulfilling prophecy.
• B) the fundamental attribution error.
• C) self-regulatory attribution.
• D) confirmation bias.

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