The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Occurs When the Expectations You Hold About

question 12

Multiple Choice

The self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when the expectations you hold about another person tend to:

• A) romanticize and idealize that person.
• B) destroy your ability to communicate with that person.
• C) influence that person in the direction of the expectations.
• D) prevent the person from becoming self-actualized.

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Definitions:

Stimulus Substitution

A theory in classical conditioning suggesting that the conditioned stimulus acts as a substitute for the unconditioned stimulus, eliciting the same response.

Classical Conditioning

An educational mechanism where the consistent pairing of two stimuli occurs; the response which initially is drawn by the second stimulus, in time, is drawn by the first stimulus alone.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after being repeatedly associated with an unconditioned stimulus, evokes a conditioned response.

Conditioned Fear

A learned response to a previously neutral stimulus that has become associated with a frightful event or situation.