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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The study's results can be explained by self-fulfilling prophecies, where the interviewers' prejudiced expectations influenced their behavior, leading to outcomes that confirmed their initial biases.

Carl Word and His Colleagues Found That White University Students