Basic Truths about Self-Fulfilling Prohpecy

This theory states that individuals tend to believe certain things or think a certain way because their point of view has

Self-fulfilling prophecy is described as any expectation, whether it is positive or negative, about a situation or occurrence that influences an individual’s behavior in such a way that it provides reason that the expectation is to be achieved. While I am employed in an educational setting, an educator may possibly give an expectation of a student being disruptive and ill-mannered. I work with behavioral special education students would have a tendency to disrupt class.

The social-psychological principle that is relevant to this scene is self-fulfilling prophecies. The definition of self-fulfilling prophecy is “the observation that expectations about the future tend to come true due to the fact that our expectations affect what we think, say, and do and those actions affect the outcome of events and situations”. Robert Merton describes self-fulfilling prophecies as the situation where we end up labeling others, and through this we actually influence their action, and they eventually become

The self-fulfilling prophecy is a concept in psychology that has an impact on the way we behave towards others and expect them to behave towards us. If we believe ourselves to be worthwhile, pleasant and likeable then we

It happens naturally because humans are designed to learn from the people around them. We act how are parents teach us, so as a kid we see how parenting works, the ins and outs of what to do. As teenagers we start to mature and understand life a little more. We start to learn how the world works and what we need to do in order to learn to fit in with everyone else. Once we turn 18 and you realize you’re an adult, something kicks in. we can’t prepare for adulthood because it comes so fast and unexpectedly, so we just go with the flow and learn along the way, our entire lives. Nobody knows everything so that’s why it’s best to learn from others. Adulthood is simply a stage, nothing more. Society its self prepares for the roles and expectations/obstacles will face down the road, it’s just a matter if you learned enough in order to get around

Self-fulfilling prophecy can play out to be a good thing or have a bad ending. One example of a good self-fulfilling prophecy is a situation in which a girl believes that a boy is nice to her because he likes her. She then treats the boy special by giving him treats and more attention. He then go’s out with her because she is so nice to him and he is in a better mood when he is around her. Another example of self-fulfilling prophecy this time one with a negative ending could be like a college student who has had an internship. The situation would be that he is applying for a job that requires a year of experience. He does not think that he would get the job because he does not think that is actual experience so then he doesn’t put on the application

A self-fulfilling prophecy is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

I think that another way to define ‘self- fulfilling prophecy” can be “what you think, you become”. Meaning how you act, or what you believe will come true if you have it set in your mind, and sometimes our thoughts can cause us to act in certain ways, or be a certain way. I have encountered this in my own life, not directly myself, but through a close friend. This person tends to put herself down, and joke as though she is not smart or competent to do things. However, she is actually a very intelligent and capable person. She is constantly telling me stories of foolish things she has done, poor decisions she has made, or just bad situations she has ended up in. Thus, it makes me believe that she is living out this “self- fulfilling prophecy”

The first psychological concept that I want to relate to my daily life is hindsight bias. Hindsight bias is a psychological concept that aims to describe the tendency of people to describe or rather predict an outcome that they could not have possible have predicted in the first place. In layman terms, it is commonly referred to as the “I knew it all along bias.” Hindsight bias is a common occurrence within every day of our daily lives. One personal outstanding experience that I can recall about hindsight bias is when I took my recent organic chemistry exam. I was nervous to take the exam because I did not have enough time to study it. In other words, I waited till the very last minute to take the exam. The night before I reviewed all the quizzes and practice exams. After turning the exam in, I felt unsure about whether I was going to get a C or a D. I was shocked to find out that I had got an A- on the exam. I proceeded to tell my friends that I knew that I was going to get an A on the exam. In reality, I did not know that I was going to get an A. I could not have possibly predicted it to be that way. “I did not know it.” This

Most of us humans, I would guess, prefer to think we have free will. That is, we prefer to think we are able to make choices or decisions based upon our own unique volitions. Such thought appeals to our vanities. If we make “good” choices and decisions, our self-esteem is elevated, and this gives us pleasure.

Another example of a case study which highlights a group’s suffering of discrimination historically that sets justifiable ramifications for seeking self-determinism include Estonia. Estonia was controlled and ruled over by numerous occupiers: Danes, Swedes, Poles, Germans, Russian Tsars, Soviet Union, but generally maintained their cultures together even though 5000 years of Estonian nationalism almost cease to exist during the Darkest Period of Estonia that began in 1939. The Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact allowed Soviet invasion and occupation which lasted for a year and a half. Later, the German Nazis entered Estonia and occupied the territory until 1945, where once again, the Soviet Union “liberated” the area, but immediately assumed control

Swann (year) hypothesized that people have a tendency to check themselves before doing something that can either lead them to success or can lead them to much troublesome situations. The researchers wanted to know if their internalizing for the art of cosplaying is having a positive or a negative effect on themselves or to others. Also, with the support of this theory, the researchers wanted to know if the cosplayers are having a double check before putting on their costume and internalizing the character itself.

It is easy to see that these beliefs predict what will happen: if I am convinced that I will never succeed, I show less determination, less motivation, and, after an attempt or two, I give everything up which only confirm my thought: I knew I would not succeed! With this belief, the result was predictable.

For example if you think that your significant other is going to break up with you soon you might act in a way that will lead to it thus causing the “self-fulfilling prophecy”. Though you might not see it at the time your behavior will shift and people will notice it which would be “fulfilling” the prophecy. Another example would be if you assume someone doesn't like you your mindset may influence them into doing just that. If your mind predetermines that they dislike you you will end up treating them like someone who doesn't like you, which on the other person's end will make them feel like you dislike them. I feel like this theory is true but it doesn't happen with some people or it doesn't on as big as a scale as psychologist might

This initiates the principle of induction, which is the assumption that the future will be like the past. An example of this would be every time smoke is seen, one will inevitably look for the fire that is causing the smoke. This is because based on previous experiences, it is known to be true that fire causes smoke.