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Deborah Senouvor Communication studies September 3, 2003 Chapter Review “The role of self fulfilling prophecies in shaping the self-concept and influencing communication” According to pages 37-40 in the textbook, a self fulfilling prophecy occurs when a person’s expectations of an event and his subsequent behaviors, which are based on these expectations, make the outcome more likely to occur. There are two different types of self fulfilling prophecies, the self imposed prophecy and when a person’s prophecy is imposed on you. The question is whether they have an effect on our self concept, or self image, and our communications skills? The answer to this question is yes, to a certain degree. Where as, we do