Question

Y ling was worried that something bad would happen to her daughter if she went away to college. when her daughter called and told her that her computer had been stolen, ty ling said, "i knew something bad would happen if you left home for college." ty ling's comments illustrate

Answer 1

Is called a self-fulfilling prophecy. This is a prediction that becomes true due to a change in behavior that allows the prophecy to be fulfilled, this makes the person believe that their perception was true and consider the prophecy as real. This effect is very similar to the confirmation bias. The term was coined by the sociologist Robert Merton.

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