Bart is constantly told by one of his teachers that he is slow-witted and that he will never amount to anything. When he hears this, he does not feel like putting any effort into his schoolwork, feeling that the teacher will fail him anyway. Consequently, he begins to miss school and stops doing any schoolwork. What process is occurring in Bart?

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Bart is experiencing a self-fulfilling prophecy, where the negative expectations placed on him by his teacher lead him to act in ways that make those expectations come true, such as not putting effort into schoolwork and missing school.

Bart Is Constantly Told by One of His Teachers That