Question

Barney, an admissions officer, is interviewing a graduate school applicant about whom he has very high positive expectations. barney is outgoing and cheerful during the interview, and asks the applicant questions that solicit positive information. as a result, barney is pleased with the applicant's performance and admits her to the school. this decision was most likely the result of:

Answer 1

The decision that Barney, an admissions officer met, to admit the graduate school applicant to the school, about whom he has very high positive expectations and after she did well at the interview, which made Barney pleased with the applicant's performance was most likely the result of a self-fulfilling prophecy.
A self-fulfilling prophecy is a belief that comes true because we are acting as if it is already true. Barney believed that the applicant is good (he had high expectations) and at the end that came true.