Question

In Juanita's community, girls are not expected to excel at mathematics. Consequently, her algebra grades drop as the school year progresses. As a high school junior, she enrolls only in consumer mathematics courses. Which concept does Juanita's example best illustrate?

Answer 1

Answer:

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Explanation:

In psychology, the term self-fulfilling prophecy refers to the phenomenon in which an original false expectation about something leads to its confirmation. In other words, the expectation someone has about other person make said person act in a way that ends up confirming the original expectation.

In this example, the expectation of the community is that girls are not expected to excel at math. Therefore, Juanita's grades drop and she enrolls only in consumer math courses, making her not excel at math. We can see that Juanita acted in such a way that ended up confirming the expectation that girls do not excel at math. Therefore, this example illustrates the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy.