Katie is a new student in a new school. Katie wants to sign up for the volleyball team even though she hasn't played volleyball before. The coach tells her not to bother because she is short; he says that short girls don't do well at volleyball. After that experience, even though she never played volleyball, Katie tells people that she isn't good at volleyball. This is an example of other-imposed prophecy.

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Other-imposed prophecy occurs when someone else's expectations of us influence our own beliefs and behaviors. In this example, the coach's statement about short girls not doing well in volleyball influenced Katie's belief about her own abilities, despite never actually trying the sport.

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