Which children are told that certain classmates are learning disabled, they may behave in ways that inhibit the success of these students in the classroom.This best illustrates the dangers of: __________?

Correct answer: D. self-fulfilling prophecies

  • A. the medical model.
  • B. linkage analysis.
  • C. the psychoanalytic perspective.
  • D. self-fulfilling prophecies

Explanation

A self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when an expectation causes people to behave in ways that make the expectation appear true. Labeling classmates as learning disabled may lead others to treat them in ways that reduce their classroom success.

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