When are self-fulfilling prophecies more likely to occur?
A) when the targets of false expectations attempt to change those expectations
B) when those holding false expectations control the social encounter
C) when the representativeness heuristic is activated
D) when the correspondence bias is activated
Answer: B
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Ross suggested that the fact that most people find it hard to believe the results of
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