When schoolteacher Jane Elliot performed an experiment about students who were taught to perceive their abilities positively or negatively, she was investigating which concept?

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Jane Elliot's experiment was focused on the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy. She divided her class into two groups based on their eye color and taught one group to perceive themselves positively and the other negatively. The students who were taught to perceive themselves positively performed better academically, while the other group saw a decline in their performance due to the self-fulfilling prophecy created by their negative perception of themselves.

When Schoolteacher Jane Elliot Performed an Experiment About Students Who