Economic Mind: From Attribution Error to Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

Forecasted economic change and the self-fulfilling prophecy in economic decision-making

This study addresses the self-fulfilling prophecy effect, in the domain of economic decision-making. We present experimental data in support of the hypothesis that speculative forecasts of economic change can impact individuals' economic decision behavior, prior to any realized changes. In a within-subjects experiment, participants (N = 40) played 180 trials in a Balloon Analogue Risk Talk (BAR...

The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy of Adolescent Social Expectations.

Adolescents' negative social expectations of their peers were examined as long-term predictors of problematic self-reported social functioning. Early adolescent negative expectations were hypothesized to predict risk-averse functioning in late adolescence that would ultimately contribute to confirmation of those expectations. Utilizing observational data and friend- and self-reports from a comm...

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy in e-Negotiations: Myth or Reality?

“Self-Fulfilling Prophecy” or Recognition Requires a Concept of Perception

“Self-Fulfilling Prophecy” or Recognition Requires a Concept of Perception To the Editor: The NINDS rt-PA Stroke Trial did not prospectively assess quantity and quality of ischemic brain parenchyma as detected by baseline CT.1 In this trial, no CT reading panel graded CT scans on the basis of predefined definitions. Now the trialists hypothesized that there would be disagreement among them abou...

In search of the powerful self-fulfilling prophecy.

This research examined moderators of naturally occurring self-fulfilling prophecies. The authors assessed whether positive or negative self-fulfilling prophecies were more powerful and whether some targets were more susceptible to self-fulfilling prophecies because of their self-concepts in a particular achievement domain and previous academic records. Participants were 98 teachers and 1,539 st...