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Interactionalism Rosenthal and Jacobsen 1968 These two sociologists were responsible for creating the “self fulfilling prophecy” theory, this argues that predictions made by teachers about the future success of students will tend to come true just because the prediction has been made. If a teacher defines a pupil as either bright or dull then the teacher has formed an opinion of the student and thus marks the student as such in work or pays more attention to the student, even being more willing to explain unclear points to the pupil in question than they