When people present themselves in a way that confirms others' beliefs about them, they create a ________.

A) fundamental attribution error
B) self-fulfilling prophecy
C) dispositional confirmation effect
D) self-categorization phenomenon

Self-categorization Phenomenon

The cognitive process in which individuals classify themselves into groups based on shared characteristics, affecting their behavior and social identity.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to attribute others' behaviors to their character while underestimating the influence of situational factors.