Self-fulfilling prophecies can best be described as
a. someone who believes he or she can do something and does it.
b. when people inadvertently make schemas come true by the way they treat others.
c. the perseverance of a schema after it has been discredited.
d. the nonconscious processes that help us function in daily life.
Answer: B
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