Timothy Was Very Anxious About Giving the Keynote Address at an Upcoming

Timothy was very anxious about giving the keynote address at an upcoming sales expo. This was the most important speech of his career, and he kept worrying that he would forget his lines or stutter, even though that had never happened to him before. When Timothy gave the speech, he forgot some of his lines and stuttered several times, just as he had feared. Timothy experienced

A) impromptu speaking anxiety.
B) desensitization.
C) a self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) failed transposition.
E) visualization.