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RODY.ELKHALIL · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Riesman et al. (1991) found that as temperatures rise to uncomfortable levels, major league baseball pitchers are more likely to hit batters with a pitch. This finding is consistent with

a. social learning theory.
b. the cognitive neoassociation model.
c. the role of negative affect in aggression.
d. scapegoating.

Question 2

Describe the self-fulfilling prophecy. What factors can help prevent a self-fulfilling prophecy from occurring?

What will be an ideal response?

LegendaryAnswers · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

The self-fulfilling prophecy is the process by which a perceiver's expectations about a
person can eventually lead that person to behave in ways that confirm those
expectations. Self-fulfilling prophecies are less likely to occur if the perceiver is highly
motivated to seek the truth and form an accurate assessment of the target, or if the
perceiver is primarily motivated to make a good impression and be liked. If targets are
aware of the perceiver's expectations about them, they may be able and motivated to
disconfirm these expectations and thus avoid the self-fulfilling prophecy. Also, if the
perceiver's expectations clash with the target's self-concept, the target's behavior may
be less likely to be influenced by expectation.