Suppose a math teacher stereotypes male students as better at math than female students, and this in turn causes the teacher to give more attention to male students. This ultimately results in male students performing better in the teacher's class than female students. This is an example of ______.

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This scenario is an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy, where the teacher's initial belief (stereotype) about male students being better at math leads to behaviors (giving more attention to male students) that cause the initial belief to come true (male students performing better).

Suppose a Math Teacher Stereotypes Male Students as Better at Math