From the observations of teachers' and students' roles in creating a self-fulfilling prophecy, sociologists concluded that "situations that we define as real become real in their consequences." By which of the following terms is this conclusion known?

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The Thomas theorem states that "if people define situations as real, they are real in their consequences." The conclusion regarding the self-fulfilling prophecy aligns with this theorem as it suggests that the way we define a situation (i.e. the role of teachers and students) can have real consequences in shaping outcomes.

From the Observations of Teachers' and Students' Roles in Creating