A self-fulfilling prophecy
A) is the tendency for people to judge that other people's behavior was caused by their personality.
B) occurs when an initially inaccurate expectation leads to actions that cause the expectation to come true.
C) is the false belief that some people can see the future.
D) is the theory that attempts to explain how people determine whether or not a behavior is the result of a particular disposition.
Answer: B
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A. proximity B. continuity C. contiguity D. common region
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a. American Sign Language. b. a computer keyboard with lexigrams. c. plastic chips arranged on a magnetized board. d. spoken words.
Piaget's theory of development focused primarily on:
how our thinking changes as we grow older. biological and physical changes. our unconscious issues. the ways in which our environment influences our physical development.
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A. encourage her to include a reworking of the traumatic event to include a happy ending. B. encourage her to repeat the traumatic event accurately to desensitize her. C. discourage trauma-centered play and have her focus on their current lives instead. D. hypnotize her daughter during some play sessions to disrupt the memories while they are being retrieved.