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. The anxious person and the psychologist both
A) are engaged in the Barnum effect.
B) produced a self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) are engaged in the placebo effect.
D) possess a precognition type of ESP.

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Both the anxious person and the psychologist's predictions directly or indirectly influenced the outcomes, leading to a self-fulfilling prophecy. The anxious person's behavior might have been affected by his anxiety, leading to the predicted outcome. The psychologist's expectations could have influenced how he interacted with the morning class, potentially boosting their performance.

A Person Suffering from Anxiety Predicts That He Will Make