Maria tried to learn to swim at a young age but gave up before succeeding. She carried the belief that she could not learn to swim into adulthood and labeled herself a nonswimmer. This is an example of

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

Answer: a self-fulfilling prophecy

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What will be an ideal response?

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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