What is Self Fulfilling Prophecy?
1.
Positive or negative expectations about circumstances, events, or people that may affect a persons behavior toward them in a manner that he or she (unknowingly) creates situations in which those expectations are fulfilled.
In other words, causing something to happen by believing it will come true
____
Example 1:
An employer sees a new employee and automatically expects him to be disloyal. The employer then treats the employee in a way to elicit the very response he concluded.
Example 2:
Labeling someone a "
criminal ," and treating that person as such, may foster criminal behavior in the person who is subjected to the expectation, thus creating a self fulfilling prophecy
See
Random Words:
1.
A type of comedy that is funny because it is so incredibly unfunny. Some famous anticomedians are Tim Heidecker, Andy Kaufman, Dougg Pou..
1.
(n.) hockey player blessed with great skill; executes dangerous and malicious plays without regard.
(adj.) athlete who talks like a fig..
1.
Charm possessed by a woman who is not Jewish
She has real shiksappeal..
