Question

When she finds out that she has to give a speech, Sarah believes that she is going to get nervous, forget what she planned to say, and become embarrassed in front of her classmates. On the day that she gives her speech, this is exactly what happens.Sarah's situation is an example of

Stage frightSelf-fulfilling prophesyVisualizing successSystematic desensitization

Answer 1

Self-fulfilling prophesy

Step-by-step explanation:

Robert Merton has given the term Self-Fulfilling Prophecy is an important part of psychological research.

Self-fulfilling prophesy: It describes the psycho-sociological phenomenon of a person expecting or predicting something, and the expectation or prediction comes true because of the person's believes that it will, and the resulting behaviour line up to fulfil those beliefs. This suggests that a person's belief influence the actions of the person.

Types of the self-fulfilling prophecy:

1. Self-imposed prophesy.

2. Other-imposed prophesy.