Margaret's professor keeps telling Margaret how smart she is. Margaret feels confident about her upcoming test, based on what her professor is saying and based on her experience doing well on tests. She studies hard for her Interpersonal Communications test and gets an A! Margaret continues to believe that she is smart. This is an example of self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Margaret's belief in her own intelligence led her to study hard and perform well on the test, thus fulfilling the professor's prophecy that she is smart. This is an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Margaret's Professor Keeps Telling Margaret How Smart She Is