Question

Elena was an economically disadvantaged student. The teacher defined her as a slow learner and assigned her to a lower ability group. Elena believed that her teacher did not expect her to perform as well as many of the other students; therefore, she performed at a lower level. This illustrates_________.
a. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
b. the organization child.
c. cultural imperialism.
d. multicultural education.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (a)

Explanation:

Socio-psychological circumstances of an individual either anticipating or expecting something, whereas this expectation tends to arise solely because the individual believes that it will, and thus his/her resulting attitude adjusted to fulfill those expectations. This also suggests that individuals expectation influence their behavior.