Snyder, Tanke, Berscheid. "Drawing on the STB experiment, show how various of the dependent variable analyses make clear that the major result was caused by behavioral confirmation rather than perceptual confirmation."

Examples of behavioral confirmation. Rist, Rosenhan, Rosenthal.

The Bargh automaticity addition.

The behavioral confirmation effect now seems automatic, ubiquitous, overwhelming. A theoretically interesting and socially distressing result.

Are there limits on the effect? Have we overgeneralized?

The role of interaction goals

The role of the target’s knowledge of the expectancy, and desire to combat it.

The role of the target’s characteristics

When will the target’s self definition win out, when will the perceiver’s expectancies win out?

Summary, the self fulfilling prophecy.