Question

Which of the following is an example of the self-fulfilling prophecy?
a. telling blue-eyed people they are unattractive, then feeling bad and complimenting people with blue eyes to avoid feeling guilty.
b. telling people you hate boy bands, then taking your child to a boy band fan club meeting.
c. telling someone with dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illiterate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort.
d. telling your spouse you hate his cooking, then taking over the cooking yourself to avoid food poisoning.

Answer 1

Telling someone with dyslexia she cannot learn to read, leading her to become illiterate even though she could learn to read with a bit of extra effort.  

Explanation:

False belief influence the people’ behavior to such an extent that it becomes real. This is called self –fulfilling prophecy in sociology. It is a concept of belief that gets deep rooted in the mind of an individual and though it happens to be false initially, when believed deeply, it manifests into a fact.  

Our beliefs and expectations have an impact in the inner consciousness and when it is entirely believed then it happens to materialize into a truth. Our beliefs and expectations have a drastic impact on the outcome and psychologists have concluded with enough research and experiments.