Ch.13 - Social Behaviour
The Skeins are a punk-rock band known for their amazing music, high energy, and their YouTube videos of pranks they play on each other while on tour. Their first album was wildly popular and they gained world-wide fame before the members of the band reached the age of 21. They have just released their fourth album, Rock Pop-Punk Drama, and it lives up to its name, as their sound has changed a lot (taking on more of a rock tone than a punk vibe). They're going on tour for the new album.
-Many of the band's biggest fans are still in high school.Parents worry their kids will be negatively influenced by the band members' pranks and start a petition to shut down their YouTube channel.If the number of Skein fans who play pranks increases after the petition is launched,this is a case of _______.

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Ch.13 - Social Behaviour
The Skeins are a punk-rock band known for their amazing music, high energy, and their YouTube videos of pranks they play on each other while on tour. Their first album was wildly popular and they gained world-wide fame before the members of the band reached the age of 21. They have just released their fourth album, Rock >>> Pop-Punk Drama, and it lives up to its name, as their sound has changed a lot (taking on more of a rock tone than a punk vibe). They're going on tour for the new album.
-Many of the band's biggest fans are still in high school.Parents worry their kids will be negatively influenced by the band members' pranks and start a petition to shut down their YouTube channel.If the number of Skein fans who play pranks increases after the petition is launched,this is a case of _______.

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This is a case of a self-fulfilling prophecy, as the petition creates a belief that the band's pranks are negative and will lead to negative behavior in their fans, causing more fans to actually start playing pranks as a result.