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Shalnov [3]
4 years ago
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Parents warn a new babysitter that their son, Dennis, is very aggressive and mischievous. As a result of this initial expectatio

n, 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.
Social Studies
1 answer:
wel4 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Explanation:

The babysitter expects Dennis to behave badly because the parents told her so. She acts according to those expectations by assigning a nickname to Dennis. These actios lead to the fulfillment of her expectations. This is a classical example of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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