A supervisor's negative self-fulfilling prophecy of an employee is more likely to influence that employee's behavior and performance when:
A) the employee has a history of low achievement.
B) the employee has been working in that job for at least one year.
C) the employee's co-workers have confidence in the employee's potential.
D) all of the above conditions exist.
E) when only 'A' and 'B' exist.

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A supervisor's negative self-fulfilling prophecy is more likely to influence an employee's behavior and performance when the employee has a history of low achievement, as this may reinforce the supervisor's negative expectations and lead to a decline in the employee's performance.

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