Suppose a study of males was conducted in which half of the participants were subliminally exposed to pictures of females coupled with gender-stereotypical words such as "passive" and "submissive." Each of the males then worked with a female on a problem-solving task. Results revealed that the men who were subliminally primed asserted more agency and control in the problem-solving task than those who had not been primed. In turn, the females who worked with them responded in a more passive manner. The phenomenon that best explains these findings is

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The phenomenon that best explains these findings is the self-fulfilling prophecy, which occurs when expectations or beliefs held by one person about another person exert an influence on the second person’s behavior, resulting in the first person's expectations being fulfilled. In this case, the males who were subliminally primed with gender-stereotypical words may have formed an expectation of the female's passivity, which influenced their behavior during the problem-solving task. The females, in turn, responded in a passive manner, fulfilling the males' initial expectations.

Suppose a Study of Males Was Conducted in Which Half