Principlev1
Recognize that your expectations about others alter your
Recognize that your expectations about others alter your behavior toward them in ways that change their behavior, creating self-fulfilling prophecies where the confirming evidence reflects your schema's influence rather than their inherent nature.
Why This Is a Principle
Grounds in Measurement of behavior changes the behavior being measured. (measurement changes behavior), The mere presence of other people increases physiological (social presence amplifies responses), and Emotional contagion is an automatic, pre-conscious (emotional contagion). The Pygmalion effect as general principle: schemas about people create their own evidence. It's about causal loop awareness—derived from interaction dynamics.