Susan thinks she is not good at delivering public presentations, so she doesn't prepare or research her topic. During her speech, she is unprepared, forgets to cover one of her main points, and feels like her speech failed. This behavior demonstrates (a)
A) critical self-reflection.
B) social comparison.
C) Self-Discrepancy Theory.
D) self-fulfilling prophecy.

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This behavior demonstrates a self-fulfilling prophecy, where Susan's belief in her inability to deliver effective public presentations leads her to not prepare adequately, which in turn results in a poor performance that confirms her original belief.

Susan Thinks She Is Not Good at Delivering Public Presentations