In a well-known study, schoolteachers were told that a few of their students-who were in fact chosen by the researchers at random-were "intellectual bloomers"and had tremendous academic potential. When these students were tested at the end of the year, it was found that their IQ scores had indeed significantly increased (presumably as a result of the special attention and treatment they had received from their teachers). This research study most clearly demonstrates ____.
A)the self-serving bias
B)the discontinuity effect
C)scapegoating
D)the self-fulfilling prophecy

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This study illustrates the self-fulfilling prophecy, where the teachers' expectations influenced their behavior towards certain students, which in turn affected the students' performance, making the initial false belief come true.

In a Well-Known Study, Schoolteachers Were Told That a Few