Jack feels that he is a poor interviewee. He worries so much about his abilities that he becomes incredibly nervous at a job interview and fails to secure a job offer. This is an example of a(n)
A) self-serving bias.
B) self-fulfilling prophecy.
C) self-monitoring behavior.
D) high self-worth.
E) attribution error.

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A self-fulfilling prophecy is a situation in which a prediction causes people to act and communicate in ways that make it come about. Jack's worries lead to poor performance at job interviews, thus fulfilling his belief that he is a poor interviewee.

Jack Feels That He Is a Poor Interviewee