Vernell is being interviewed for a job.Though it isn't really true,the interviewer suspects that Vernell is incompetent.Because the interviewer doesn't expect much from Vernell,he sits far away from her during the interview,interrupts her frequently,and seems distracted when she speaks.As a result,Vernell becomes nervous,starts to stutter,and loses her train of thought several times.The interviewer's final impression is that Vernell is,as he suspected,incompetent.This impression is most likely the result of

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The interviewer's initial suspicion that Vernell was incompetent led him to behave in a way that made her nervous and caused her to perform poorly. This is an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy, in which an expectation leads to behavior that makes the expectation come true.

Vernell Is Being Interviewed for a Job