Liam knew that everyone else thought he was lazy and incompetent, so rather than tell his work team about an idea, he just let them do all of the work. As a result, his coworkers continued to feel he was lazy and incompetent. What does Liam's behavior demonstrate?

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Elaina Buchanan

Social Studies

29 December, 08:55

Liam knew that everyone else thought he was lazy and incompetent, so rather than tell his work team about an idea, he just let them do all of the work. As a result, his coworkers continued to feel he was lazy and incompetent. What does Liam's behavior demonstrate?

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Mark Haynes · Answer 1

Self-fulfilling prophecy

Explanation:

Self-fulfilling prophecy: The term 'self-fulfilling prophecy' is given by Merton.

He explained the term as the incorrect definition of any situation that evokes a new behavior making the actual incorrect conception come true.

The term refers to the socio-psychological circumstance of an individual expecting or forecasting something, and this expectation turns out to be real because of the individual's belief that it will happen, and those beliefs are being fulfilled by the resulting behavior. This advocates that an individual's beliefs influence his or her actions.

Type:

1. Self-imposed prophecies.

2. Other-imposed prophecies.

Example: The law of attraction.