The Dribblers new basketball coach really doesn't expect much and is convinced they will never make the playoffs. During the regular season, the coach seldom offers praise for a really outstanding play, and after a particularly bad loss, the coach is prone to make statements such as "What can you expect; the other team was really good.". In response to the coach's lack of confidence, the team
ends up at the bottom of their division. This situation illustrates the concept of:
a. a self-fulfilling prophecy
b. the fundamental attribution error
c. a self-serving bias
d. stereotypes
A
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