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Unit 9 – Social Psychology
Topic 9.1
In psychology, what does 'self-fulfilling prophecy' refer to?
A situation where a person's fear or anxiety about an event makes the event more likely to occur.
The phenomenon whereby a person subconsciously makes something come true because they expected it to happen.
The practice of setting high expectations for oneself and then working hard to achieve them.
The idea that positive thinking leads to positive outcomes and negative thinking leads to negative results.
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