Asked by Wendy Echevarría on Jul 08, 2024

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Attractive females are expected to be warm and friendly, and those females who are considered to be attractive are treated in such a manner that they indeed respond in warm and friendly ways. According to Snyder, Tanke, and Berscheid (1977) , this effect is a type of

A) self-fulfilling prophecy.
B) accuracy moderator.
C) sex discrimination.
D) judgeability phenomena.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that influences actions in a way that causes the belief to become a reality.

Accuracy Moderator

A variable that can influence the correlation between two measures, potentially affecting the precision of outcomes or predictions.

Judgeability Phenomena

The tendency for observers to make judgments or assumptions about others' traits or characteristics, often based on limited information.

  • Discern and expound upon the phenomena of expectancy effects and self-fulfilling prophecies.
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Gracey YoungJul 10, 2024
Final Answer :
A
Explanation :
This effect is a self-fulfilling prophecy because the expectation that attractive females should be warm and friendly leads to them being treated in a way that encourages such behavior, thus fulfilling the initial expectation.