BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
A
a situation in which a researcher’s expectations influence that person’s own behaviour, and thereby influence the participant’s own behaviour
B
the branch of mathematics concerned with summarising and making meaningful inferences from collections of data
C
a graph of frequency distribution shaped like a symmetrical, bell-shaped curve; a graph of normal distribution
D
a measure of variability that describes an average distance of every score from the mean
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A self-fulfilling prophecy is simply the physical outcome of a situation being influenced by our thinking, either positively or negatively.

Detailed explanation-2: -A self-fulfilling prophecy is a situation in which a researcher’s expectations influence that person’s own behavior, and thereby influence the participant’s behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -In a self-fulfilling prophecy an individual’s expectations about another person or entity eventually result in the other person or entity acting in ways that confirm the expectations. A classic example of a self-fulfilling prophecy is the bank failures during the Great Depression.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Is a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy? (A Definition) A self-fulfilling prophecy is a belief about a future event that leads people to act a certain way, ultimately bringing about the expected outcome. In other words, our expectations can come true by influencing our behaviors.

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