Alicia was NOT assigned to the gifted math class. She felt left out and not as smart as her friends who were in that class. This led Alicia to reduce expectations of her own performance, and her grades suffered. This is an example of a ______.

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This is an example of a self-fulfilling prophecy, where Alicia's belief about her own abilities, influenced by not being placed in the gifted class, leads her to perform in a manner that confirms her beliefs, thus her grades suffer as she expected.

Alicia Was NOT Assigned to the Gifted Math Class