Jose is assigned to coach a Little League team that finished in last place during the prior season. He has heard many parents talk about the lack of skill on the team. Sure enough, the team finished in last place again. According to , this outcome was more likely.

the self-fulfilling prophecy

Explanation:

Self-fulfilling prophecy: In psychology, the term "self-fulfilling prophecy" is described as one of the different "socio-psychological phenomena" related to someone who argues to expect or predict something and therefore this expectation or prediction of him or her come out to be true just because he or she believes that it will occur or happen and hence the resulting behavior tends to fulfil those beliefs. Henceforth, it is accountable that an individual's beliefs tend to influence his or her actions.

In the question above, the given statement signifies the self-fulfilling prophecy.