@article{2018,title={UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF THE SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY},abstractNode={There is a close relationship between a person’s mental health and interpreting situations or people he/she encounters.Studies have shown that individuals who have expectancy about others can shape their behaviour.The phenomenon of self-fulfilling prophecy asserts that a person’s expectancy has powerfull effect on other person’s behaviour.In this context,it is possible to can say that an administrator who expects high performance from his/her subordinates should have high expectations about them.In literature this effect is called Pygmalion Effect.On the other hand, Pygmalion has a dynamic but dark side as well.This side is called “Golem Effect”.Therefore it is crucial that an administrator need to know which side he/she willl use.The main purpose of this paper is to understand better the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy.Therefore, In this paper we tried to identify of self-fulfilling prophecy concept and its origin,the highlights of its progress,its mechanism, also focused on its relevant types and underlined similiraties and differences among these types.},author={Oktay BALCI},year={2018},journal={The Journal of Social Sciences}}