what is a self- fufilling prophecy?
2006-09-24 09:01:07 · 5 answers · asked by toyelazio 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Here is the thought process:
I meet Joe Smith who is good looking so I assume he is cocky... he laughs at his own jokes... this reconfirms my opinion he is cocky...
It is when you have an opinion about a person, they act in a way that makes it true, thus they have full filled the prophecy
2006-09-26 14:15:17 · answer #1 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Self-fulfilling prophecy is when a person thinks one thing is going to happen and as a result they "fulfill" that prophecy- meaning, what they expected occrus as a result of their expectations. In regards to research psychology, a self-fulfilling prophecy can refer to the researcher having certain expectations to coincide with his or her hypothesis, and so if they are only looking for what they think will happen in a study, they can overlook other findings to make their hypothesis correct.
2006-09-24 16:17:45 · answer #2 · answered by Smashley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its basically a prediction that prevents what it predicts from occuring.
If a prophecy of a negative outcome is made, and that negative outcome is achieved as a result of negative feedback, then it is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
2006-09-24 16:11:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
as a result of your beliefs, you actually create your own future that reflects them...thus what you believe about yourself becomes reality
2006-09-24 16:13:37 · answer #4 · answered by bertha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Predicting something will happen to you and then you make it come true.
2006-09-24 16:08:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋