Question

Self-fulfilling prophecies are: a) negative predictions of our behavior, imposed by others b) negative predictions of our behavior, imposed by ourselves c) almost always negative predictions, imposed by ourselves and/or others d) positive or negative predictions of our behavior, imposed by others and/or ourselves.

Answer 1

Answer: d) positive or negative predictions of our behavior, imposed by others and/or ourselves.

Explanation: A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that causes itself to be true due to the behavior of the believer. Self-fulling, here, means “brought about as a result of being foretold or talked about,” while prophecy refers to the prediction.