Dana's teachers and classmates often referred to her as the "class clown.". Dana internalized this label and continued to make jokes during class time. The process of acting in accordance to the labels bestowed on us is called

a. Facework.
b. Self-fulfilling prophecy.
c. Identity management.
d. Social comparison.


b. When someone internalizes labels or comments made about who they are
and then act in accordance with these expectations, they are engaging in a self-fulfilling
prophecy.

Communication & Mass Media

You might also like to view...

______________refers to the decreased effort of each individual member as the number of people in a group increases.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Communication & Mass Media

The body of a speech:

a. is a longer version of a speech's conclusion b. is a shorter version of the speech's introduction c. contains the information necessary to support the central idea or thesis statement d. is a duplicate of the components of the formal outline

Communication & Mass Media

The act of excluding people who are different from opportunities granted to others is an example of

a) ethnocentrism. b) prejudice. c) stereotyping. d) discrimination. e) acceptance.

Communication & Mass Media

What technique have neuroscientists found helpful to relive all types of stress, including speech anxiety?

A. avoidance B. meditation C. memorization D. positive thinking

Communication & Mass Media