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Rosenthal and Jacobson Conducted a Study in an Elementary School

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Rosenthal and Jacobson conducted a study in an elementary school where they misinformed teachers about the intellectual potential of randomly selected students.They found that students identified as 'growth spurters' actually performed significantly better on an intellectual test at the end of the school year even though the selection of these students was random.Which of the following is the best possible explanation for this finding?


A) The randomly selected students were actually smarter.
B) The randomly selected students had smarter parents.
C) The teacher's expectations of the 'growth spurters' potential served as a self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) Either the randomly selected students were actually smarter or they had smarter parents.

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