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self-fulfilling prophecy

prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, by the very terms of the prophecy itself, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior
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self-fulfilling prophecy

Summary

self-fulfilling prophecy is a cognitive bias[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of cognitive_bias entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,649 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • self-fulfilling prophecy's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
  • self-fulfilling prophecy is a type of prediction[4].
  • self-fulfilling prophecy is a type of internal risk[5].
  • self-fulfilling prophecy is part of psychological terminology[6].
  • self-fulfilling prophecy's said to be the same as is recorded as Barnesian performativity[7].
  • self-fulfilling prophecy is the opposite of self-defeating prophecy[8].
  • self-fulfilling prophecy's named by is recorded as Robert K. Merton[9].

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Context

self-fulfilling prophecy is part of psychological terminology[6]. Its instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].

Why It Matters

self-fulfilling prophecy ranks in the top 9% of cognitive_bias entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,649 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Robert K. Merton

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . An engine, not a camera: how financial models shape markets. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Barnesian performativity
    Part of → —
    Part of → psychological terminology
    Opposite of → self-defeating prophecy
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