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NICHOLAS RODRIGUEZ
on Oct 16, 2024
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Parents warn a new babysitter that their son, Dennis, is very aggressive and mischievous.As a result of this initial expectation, the babysitter starts calling Dennis "Dennis the Menace," and he behaves in ways that elicit aggressive and mischievous behaviors from Dennis.This example best demonstrates the phenomenon called
A) self-fulfilling prophecy.
B) self-serving bias.
C) fundamental attribution error.
D) social conditioning.
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
It's a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.
Aggressive Behaviors
Actions intended to cause harm or force dominance over another, often characterized by physical or verbal hostility.
- Examine how self-fulfilling prophecies influence behavior and results within social environments.
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Learning Objectives
- Examine how self-fulfilling prophecies influence behavior and results within social environments.