A supervisor's high expectations of a new employee and the subsequent high performance of that employee is known as:
A)impression management
B)stereotyping
C)perceptual bias
D)self-fulfilling prophecy

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A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when a person's expectations of someone else's behavior lead that person to behave in ways that confirm the expectations. In this case, the supervisor's high expectations of the new employee led to the employee performing at a high level.

A Supervisor's High Expectations of a New Employee and the Subsequent