What Is the Following Cycle Describing: a Journalist Expects a Source

question 6

Multiple Choice

What is the following cycle describing: A journalist expects a source to act in a particular way; the journalist treats the source in a way consistent with his expectation; the source responds in a way consistent with the treatment; the journalist sees the source's behavior as proof his expectation was correct.

• A) experiential learning
• B) the self-fulfilling prophecy
• C) the Rashomon effect
• D) the perseverance effect
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

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