Which of the Following Provides the Best Example of the Self-Fulfilling

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following provides the best example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?

• A) A lawyer asks you to describe the last fight you were in and the jury now believes you have a pronounced history of aggressive behavior, even though that was your only fight.
• B) A person tries to bring a shy person out of her shell by acting in a very friendly manner.
• C) Due to a rumor of a stock market crash, Wall Street has a significant drop when too many people take their money out of the market.
• D) You remember that your waitress friend prefers beer to wine, but mistakenly recall that your librarian friend prefers wine to beer.

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Definitions:

Change

The process or act of making or becoming different, which can occur in various contexts such as behavior, environment, or perception.

Cross-sectional Method

A research design that examines a group of individuals of different ages or stages at a single point in time.

Longitudinal Method

A developmental research method in which the same persons are observed repeatedly as they grow older; conceptually similar to a repeated measures design.

Developmental Change

The process of change or growth that occurs in organisms over time, often studied in psychology to understand how people evolve through different life stages.