Lucas has repeatedly been told that he is good-for-nothing and will never amount to anything in his life. Because he has heard this for so long, Lucas actually starts to believe what he has been told. Lucas's experience provides an example of:

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Lucas's experience is an example of the looking-glass self, which is the concept that individuals develop their self-concept based on the perceptions and evaluations of others. Lucas has internalized the negative messages he has received from others and it has become a part of his self-concept. Self-perception theory pertains to how individuals infer their attitudes and beliefs from their behavior, social comparison theory pertains to how individuals evaluate themselves based on others, and the assimilation effect is the phenomenon where individuals interpret and perceive information in a way that is consistent with their pre-existing beliefs and attitudes.

Lucas Has Repeatedly Been Told That He Is Good-For-Nothing and Will