A self-fulfilling prophecy is ________
A) the process by which schemas sometimes influence the social world in ways to make the world consistent with the schema
B) the result of over-reliance on mental heuristics and memories
C) the widespread belief in the 1920s that banks were insolvent or bankrupt
D) the end result of having two or more schemas active in our cognitive processes at the same time
E) a prediction that is so circular in its reasoning that it only predicts itself
Answer: A
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