A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school This is an example of___________?

A. reverse discrimination

B. a self-fulfilling prophecy

C. the contact hypothesis

D. scapegoating

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