If we expect someone to be cheerful, our actions toward the person may encourage him or her to be cheerful. This phenomenon is an example of how
A) social situation affects different people differently.
B) people choose their social situations.
C) people create their social situations.
D) social situations have little effect.

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This phenomenon is an example of how people create their social situations by influencing and encouraging the behavior they expect from others. This is a form of social influence known as the self-fulfilling prophecy, where our beliefs about someone's behavior become true because of how we treat them based on those beliefs.

If We Expect Someone to Be Cheerful, Our Actions Toward