The results of the Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)study of schoolchildren underscore what objection to classification?
A)Classification tends to be highly unreliable.
B)Classification tends to give psychopathology an all-or-nothing quality.
C)Classification is rarely based on empirical research.
D)Classification may create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

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The Rosenthal and Jacobson study showed that the labeling of students as "high achievers" or "low achievers" based on a false IQ test created a self-fulfilling prophecy, in which teachers' expectations shaped the students' actual performance. Therefore, this study underscores the objection that classification may create a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The Results of the Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)study of Schoolchildren