How do self-presentation and behavioral confirmation create the self-fulfilling prophecy? What research has demonstrated how the expectations of the observer and the reactions of the target person lead to the strengthening of stereotypes in both the observer and the target person?

What will be an ideal response?


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A) began first in Egypt and other parts of the upper Nile, from which it diffused into other parts of the continent. B) was introduced by Muslims. C) began independently in Ethiopia, the West African savanna, the central Sudan, and the upper Niger. D) first developed in the kingdoms of the western Sudan. E) failed to develop until recently.

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Italy experienced a rare period of political and social stability in the five years following World War I

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Peasant rebellions tended to be __________ in that peasants generally wanted to restore customary rights.

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

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To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon

a. imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze. b. put the United States back on the gold standard. c. sought a system of international currency stabilization. d. lowered Social Security payments. e. pressured the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.

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