What is the scientific basis behind the observation of ‘projection’, i.e. that, if a person expects others to behave a certain way, it’s also likely they exhibit tendency towards the same behaviour?

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What is the scientific basis behind the observation of ‘projection’, i.e. that, if a person expects others to behave a certain way, it’s also likely they exhibit tendency towards the same behaviour?

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We relate to what we recognize, and we recognize what we know intimately (even if it’s only half-consciously). That’s the idea. The philosophic school of thought that theorized “constructivism” has majorly impacted this concept, especially after the religion-based social culture of community and swarm intelligence became replaced by individuality on a mass scale.