Police recruits whose instructors expected them to perform poorly in their training class did, in fact, perform worse than those about whom instructors had no advance expectations. The performance of the recruits could be attributed to:
A) fundamental attribution error.
B) the halo effect.
C) the Pygmalion effect.
D) the Golem effect.

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The Golem effect refers to the phenomenon where lower expectations placed upon individuals lead to poorer performance, which aligns with the scenario described.

Police Recruits Whose Instructors Expected Them to Perform Poorly in Their