Question

Which of the following is an example of the self-fulfilling prophecy? telling blue-eyed people they are unattractive, then feeling bad and complimenting people with blue eyes to avoid feeling guilty telling people you hate boy bands, then taking your child to a boy band fan club meeting telling someone with dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illiterate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort telling your spouse you hate his cooking, then taking over the cooking yourself to avoid food poisoning

Answer 1

Letter C is the correct answer.

A self-fulfilling prophecy is an unbased expectation (either positive or negative) of one person towards another person (or event) that leads this person to act or behave accordingly. In this case, a dyslexic person can read if he/she makes an extra effort to do so. However, his/her belief someone's false prophecy can lead him/her to become illiterate.