Multiple Choice
Which of the following provides the best example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?
A) A lawyer asks you to describe the last fight you were in and the jury now believes you have a pronounced history of aggressive behavior, even though that was your only fight.
B) A person tries to bring a shy person out of her shell by acting in a very friendly manner.
C) Due to a rumor of a stock market crash, Wall Street has a significant drop when too many people take their money out of the market.
D) You remember that your waitress friend prefers beer to wine, but mistakenly recall that your librarian friend prefers wine to beer.
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