Maya was told that her new roommate, Puja, is a lazy slob who won't clean up after herself. When Puja moves in, Maya begins to clean obsessively. While Puja does indeed try to clean up after herself, Maya never really gives her a chance to do so. Eventually, Puja stops trying and simply lets Maya do all the cleaning. This is an example of ____
a. ?the self-fulfilling prophecy
b. ?the matching hypothesis
c. ?cognitive dissonance
d. ?impression management
ANSWER:
a
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