Question

Lately, Harold and Grant cannot get along. Harold often expects the worst of people, and yesterday he thought Grant was angry at him. As a result, Harold ignored Grant's phone calls and other attempts at conversation, angering Grant. But in truth, Harold created the situation to which he was reacting. This is an example of: ________

Answer 1

This is an example of reciprocal determinism.

Step-by-step explanation:

This term was introduced by Bandura and it centers around the idea that as much as the environment can determine behavior, behavior can determine the environment as well. In other words, one's social, cultural and personal environment and one's individual behavior are mutually causing one another.

In this case, Harold created the situation to which he was reacting by assuming Grant was mad at him and ignoring him, angering him in the process.

We can see that both Harold's environment and his behavior are mutually causing one another.