Question

After Jean was told by one of her professors that she would never succeed in law school, she stopped reading and completing her assignments. Eventually Jean did drop out of law school. This is an example of ___________.

Answer 1

Answer:

self-fulfilling prophecy

Explanation:

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a phenomenon that occurs when the proclamation or prediction that are originally false which is made by someone regarding an individual, eventually happens, as the false prediction makes the individual to actually act out the expectation or prediction. The prophecy or prediction only happened simply because the individual holds the belief that it would , hence, acting in ways that actually leads to the manifestation of the false belief or expectation.

The prediction of one of Jean’s Professors came to pass, because Jean holds it, leading to her acting in ways that makes the prediction come to pass. Jean stopped reading and completing her assignments which eventually made her not to succeed in law school. Jean’s case is an example of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Answer 2

Answer:

self-fulfilling prophecy

Explanation:

Self-fulfilling prophecy refers to the socio-psychological phenomenon of someone "predicting" or expecting something, and this “prediction” or expectation comes true simply because one believes it will, and their resulting behaviors align to fulfil those beliefs