Seemingly-fulfilled prophecies, on the other hand, refer to expectations that alter another person’s world, or limit another’s responses, in such a way that it is difficult or impossible for the expectations to be disconfirmed. Thus, the expectancy is confirmed, not by the target person actively conforming to some expectancy, but by the target having little opportunity to disconfirm it. If someone thinks that I am unfriendly, for example, I might have little chance to correct that misconception because he or she may steer clear of me.
