Mark Snyder and his colleagues (1977)provided men with photographs of either attractive women or unattractive women and told the men that their conversation partner was the woman in the photograph.They found that when independent raters evaluated the women's side of the conversation,women who were believed to be attractive actually behaved in more confident,animated,and warm manner than women who were believed to be unattractive.These results demonstrate that the _______ might explain why there is a kernel of truth to the "what is beautiful is good" stereotype.

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The self-fulfilling prophecy refers to how a person's expectation can influence their behavior towards someone, causing that person's behavior to match the expectation in question. In this case, the men were told that they would be conversing with either an attractive or unattractive woman, and their behavior towards the woman likely reflected this expectation. As a result, the women's behavior in the conversation matched the men's expectation, leading them to behave more confidently, animatedly, and warmly. Therefore, the self-fulfilling prophecy can explain the kernel of truth in the "what is beautiful is good" stereotype, as people's expectations of attractive individuals can influence how they behave and lead to them exhibiting positive behaviors that match the stereotype.

Mark Snyder and His Colleagues (1977)provided Men with Photographs of Either