Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Self-fulfilling prophecy is a phenomenon by which one’s expectations about the future events lead one to behave in particular ways that, on occasion, can cause the expected event to occur. People tend to find what they are looking for. More than that, they may even tend, unwittingly, to create what they seek.
Students who perceive their teacher as strict and boring will also perceive the subject as a boring and useless subject. This perception becomes self-fulfilling when the students, believing that their teacher and subject are boring, will lose interest in the lesson. Once they lose interest in their lessons, they will not appreciate the things that the teacher will impart and will thus fulfil the prophecy that the teacher and the subject are in fact boring.
If a person thinks we are clever or stupid or whatever, they will treat us that way. If we are treated as if we are clever, stupid or whatever, we will act and even become that way. The person has thus had their prophecy about us fulfilled.
If a person thinks we are clever or stupid or whatever, they will treat us that way. If we are treated as if we are clever, stupid or whatever, we will act and even become that way. The person has thus had their prophecy about us fulfilled.
A person's fear is usually a self-fulfilling prophecy. This means that more often than not, a person's fear becomes a reality because the one who fears unknowingly and unconsciously does things that will give rise to the prophecy and will end up fearing the thing that they fear the most.
Take the case of a person who lacks self-esteem. Such a person believes that the people around him are not really interested in him or in what he says. In a group situation, this person rarely speaks and will stay in the corner and refuse to join conversations. This made the others feel that the person does not want to belong to the group so they do not include him in the conversations or in group activities. The person's prophecy that he is not well-liked has indeed come true.
A person's prophecy about another person's behaviour becomes self-fulfilling when he lays down the expected behaviour of the other, and then behaves or acts in a manner that will most likely bring out the expected behaviour. Affected by the perceiver's attitude and behaviour, the other person acts in a manner that will fulfil the other person's prophecy. If you treat a person this way because you believe that he is this kind of person, then in the long run, that person will behave and act the way you want him to be.
A person's prophecy about another person's behaviour becomes self-fulfilling when he lays down the expected behaviour of the other, and then behaves or acts in a manner that will most likely bring out the expected behaviour. Affected by the perceiver's attitude and behaviour, the other person acts in a manner that will fulfil the other person's prophecy. If you treat a person this way because you believe that he is this kind of person, then in the long run, that person will behave and act the way you want him to be.
If you harbour a negative thought that your lover will cheat on you, then you may predict or even create a problem to cause him to become unfaithful. There are several possible reasons for this self-fulfilling prophecy. Maybe you know about his past unfaithfulness. Maybe he has left his last relationship to be with you. Or perhaps it's not about him – maybe it's about your lack of trust or fear of intimacy. Whatever the reason for your negative belief, your actions may set him up to cheat. More specifically, you may treat him with distrust and suspicion and he'll be more likely to live up to your negative thoughts and expectations. If you refuse to believe him when he tells you the truth, he'll see no reason to stay honest. Your expectations shape your future. Whether he cheats or not, it's not your fault. A self-fulfilling prophecy is simply a cause-and-effect scenario.
A person who wants to prevent his prophecies from coming true should not, in the first place, make prophecies. Such a person should avoid judging an event or a person, or predicting how an event will turn out or how a person will behave in the future.
In other words, what you believe will come true because you will subconsciously and consciously act in ways that cause the event to happen. Self-fulfilling prophecies are powerful and very real.
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