A person suffering from anxiety predicts that he will make a fool of himself at a social gathering and,in fact,he does.A psychologist predicts that students in his morning class invariably outperform those in his afternoon class and,in fact,they do.What do the anxious person and the psychologist share in common?
A) they are both anxious
B) they both fell prey to a self-fulfilling prophecy
C) they both created bias in those who observe them
D) both are very good at predicting behavior

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Both the anxious person and the psychologist made predictions about future events that ultimately came true. This is known as a self-fulfilling prophecy, where a person's beliefs or expectations can influence their behavior and the behavior of others in a way that confirms those beliefs or expectations.

A Person Suffering from Anxiety Predicts That He Will Make