Although Samantha Studied Hard, She Had Trouble Earning Grades Higher

Multiple Choice

Although Samantha studied hard, she had trouble earning grades higher than a C. Her father, frustrated by her lackluster performance, remarked she would never succeed at this rate. Samantha soon gave up trying, and her grades slipped from Cs to Ds and Fs. Her behavior is an example of

A) self-fulfilling prophecy.
B) individualistic expectation.
C) power distance.
D) behavioristic expectation.