A college instructor's schedule has her teaching an honors section of psychology. Halfway through the semester, she is told that her class was NOT an honors section after all. She responds, "This is the best class I have ever taught and the grades prove it." What concept might a social psychologist use to explain the high grades this class obtained and the teacher's high opinion of the class?

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The instructor's belief that she was teaching an honors class created a self-fulfilling prophecy. She may have held higher expectations for her students and given them more challenging work, which in turn led to higher grades and her overall positive perception of the class.

A College Instructor's Schedule Has Her Teaching an Honors Section