A person suffering from anxiety predicts that he will make a fool of himself at a social gathering and, in fact, he does. A psychologist predicts that students in his morning class will outperform those in his afternoon class and, in fact, they do. What do the anxious person and the psychologist have in common? They both
A)engaged in pseudoscience.
B)created a self-fulfilling prophecy.
C)engaged in the placebo effect.
D)created a single blind.

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Both the anxious person and the psychologist experienced situations where their expectations influenced the outcomes, leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy. The anxious person's belief about embarrassing themselves may have influenced their behavior, making it more likely to happen. Similarly, the psychologist's belief about the performance of his morning class could have influenced how he interacted with them, potentially boosting their performance.

A Person Suffering from Anxiety Predicts That He Will Make