The children in Ms. Jones' first-grade class are described to her by the principal as "hard-working, very cheerful." The principal describes the new students to Mr. Russell as "very slow, not very bright." At the end of the year, Ms. Jones' students have earned much higher grades and higher scores on standardized achievement tests. It seems likely that the teachers and children experienced a/an
A) self-fulfilling prophecy.
B) self-regulated learning outcome.
C) positive correlation.
D) illusory correlation.
E) None of the above

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The scenario described is an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy, where the initial beliefs and expectations of the teachers about their students' abilities influenced the students' performance and outcomes.

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