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Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Relationship Between Self-Fulfilling

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Which of the following statements regarding the relationship between self-fulfilling prophecy and stereotyping is inaccurate ?


A) Stereotypes lead to a form of confirmation bias in that they provide expectations that color social perception.
B) People often seek out less information when meeting members of a stereotype group, thus preventing them from disconfirming the stereotype.
C) The fact that some stereotypes may have a kernel of truth to them reflects, in part, the influence of a perceiver's expectations on a target's behavior.
D) Confirmation bias often colors perceptions of a target, but not the actual, objective behavior of that target.

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