Recently Willie broke up with his girlfriend and attributes the breakup to her. Jared, his best friend, thinks differently. Jared says of Willie, "I wish he would just consider that he is the real problem! But he has made up his mind." This situation is most closely related to:

A. a self-fulfilling prophecy
B. a confounded experience
C. personal beliefs biasing perceptions
D. correlation


Answer: C

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