Emily has been a trainer for many years, and she has become disillusioned with her trainees. She believes that trainees today lack any motivation to learn. This attitude is apparent to her trainees, and her trainees then fail to exert personal initiative, as expected. What phenomenon is most likely occurring in this instance?

Expectancy theory

Low self-esteem.

Behavior modeling

Self-fulling prophecy.

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Sylvia Howard

24 December, 15:14

Emily has been a trainer for many years, and she has become disillusioned with her trainees. She believes that trainees today lack any motivation to learn. This attitude is apparent to her trainees, and her trainees then fail to exert personal initiative, as expected. What phenomenon is most likely occurring in this instance?

Expectancy theory

Low self-esteem.

Behavior modeling

Self-fulling prophecy.

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George Harper · Answer 1

The correct answer is: Self-fulling prophecy.

Explanation:

Emily has established a self-infunded believe that her trainees will fail, as she has experienced this before, this produces a lack of motivation on them with this attitude that becomes grupal, and ends up happening, confirming what she believed would. In other words, her prophecy has been confirmed.