"The influences that people have upon the beliefs, feelings, and behaviors of others" is the text's definition of:

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The definition given in the text is describing the field of social psychology, which focuses on how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others in social situations. A) Dispositions refer to internal characteristics or personality traits that influence behavior, but this definition is referring to external social factors. B) The self-fulfilling prophecy is a specific phenomenon where a belief about someone or something can influence behavior and ultimately make the belief come true, but this definition is broader and encompasses a wider range of social influences. C) The hindsight effect is a cognitive bias where people tend to overestimate their ability to predict an event after it has occurred, but this definition is not describing this phenomenon.

"The Influences That People Have Upon the Beliefs, Feelings, and Behaviors