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A college instructor's schedule has her teaching an honors section of psychology. halfway through the semester, she is told that her class was not an honors section after all. she responds, "this is the best class i have ever taught and the grades prove it." what concept might a social psychologist use to explain the high grades this class obtained and the teacher's high opinion of the class?

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User Mhstnsc
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Answer:

Self-fulfilling prophecy

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User Michael Hines
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The teacher might have experienced the best engagement in her class on that section. She didn't care whether the class was honor students because the grades and performance of the class had proven that they are competitive enough to be given high grades. That was enough proof for her.
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