In One Study,elementary School Teachers Were Told That Aptitude Tests

In one study,elementary school teachers were told that aptitude tests indicated that certain students would "bloom" intellectually in the coming year,though in reality these students' names were chosen randomly.At the end of the year,the selected students indeed performed better on aptitude tests compared to other students.This phenomenon is called ________ and is likely driven by ________.

A) a self-fulfilling prophecy; teacher behavior
B) pluralistic ignorance; student ability
C) a self-fulfilling prophecy; student ability
D) pluralistic ignorance; teacher behavior

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