Snyder and His Colleagues Studied Telephone Conversations Between Unacquainted Men

Multiple Choice

Snyder and his colleagues studied telephone conversations between unacquainted men and women. The men were led to believe their conversation partners were either physically attractive or physically unattractive. The men who thought they were talking to an attractive partner behaved in a friendlier manner during the conversation; interestingly, the women on the other end of the conversation also behaved in a friendlier manner, even though they did not know which photo their partners had seen. This best illustrates:

A) unrealistic expectations.
B) perceptual confirmation.
C) stereotype accuracy.
D) self-fulfilling prophecy.