Kara has behavioral problems as a young child. as she goes through school, she is labeled "troubled," and told she will never amount to anything. kara, though intelligent, decides to "live down" to this expectation. which sociological perspective would be most interested in studying kara's experience?

a. symbolic interactionism
b. conflict theory
c. functionalism
d. feminist theor

The answer is a. Symbolic interactionism.

Explanation:

This theory states that society creates meaning through interactions, and these "symbols" influence people's behaviour.

Symbolic interactionism explains that certain ideas are learned through repetition and observation. That is the reason Kara, in the example, has "learned" that she is not very bright.

this null effect is caused by a weak manipulation and ineffective internal validity. in a scientific study, as the one dr. morimoto is trying to perfom, internal validity refers to the confidence placed in the cause-effect relationship and to how well an experiment is done and able to eliminate confounding variables.