Carl Word and his colleagues found that White university students who were assumed to already hold prejudiced attitudes sat further away,conducted briefer interviews,and made more speech errors when interviewing black students.Which of the following constructs most readily explains the results from this study?

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This study demonstrates a self-fulfilling prophecy in action. The White students assumed that the Black students were not competent, which led to them conducting shorter interviews and making more speech errors. This in turn may have contributed to the Black students giving less impressive interviews, fulfilling the initial assumption held by the White students.

Carl Word and His Colleagues Found That White University Students