a.Plan a visit to a store, restaurant, or other public placewhere you have never been before and would not normally go—it mightbe a more expensive store than you would normally shop at or arestaurant based on a different ethnicity or other cultural factor.b.Examine your expectations before going on this observation.c.Compare and contrast the self-fulfilling prophecy and othershortcuts that apply to your expectations for this fieldobservation and list them on the log. Include responses to thefollowing questions: i.Describe the thought process that takesplace prior to experiencing self-fulfilling prophecy. Before yourfield observation, what expectations did you have? What actuallytranspired? ii.Describe your thought process during the experience.Were you gathering information that supported your initial beliefs?Were you gathering data that was contrary to your initial beliefs?iii.Describe your reaction following the experience. iv.Describeyour overall response to the portions of your experience thatsupported your initial beliefs. Do you think others formedinaccurate expectations of you?
