A teacher believes that one group of children is very bright
and that a second group is below average in ability, although both groups are actually equal in ability. Nevertheless, the first group progresses more rapidly than the second. This demonstrates
a. the self-fulfilling prophecy.
b. the placebo effect within a natural experiment.
c. observer bias in naturalistic observation.
d. the ethical problems of field experiments.
ANSWER: a
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