Scenario C

question 4

Multiple Choice

Scenario C. Use the information given below to answer the following questions. Karen, an intelligent, enthusiastic, and hardworking person, recently joined a company. Despite working well, she was constantly yelled at by her manager. In addition, her manager expected her to submit a report of her activities at the end of each day. He also checked on Karen at frequent intervals during the day to see how her work was progressing. After a few months of such treatment, Karen began to lose interest in her work. She began to frequently miss deadlines and the quality of her work deteriorated.
-In the context of the above scenario, the phenomenon in which Karen meets her manager's expectations by behaving in an irresponsible manner is known as a(n) :

• A) self-fulfilling prophecy.
• B) contingency.
• C) administrative effect.
• D) flexible process.
• E) economy of scale.