Editing Pygmalion effect

==English==

===Etymology===
Named after the book ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_in_the_Classroom Pygmalion in the Classroom]'' (1968) by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson, which in turn takes its name from the mythological figure [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion Pygmalion], a sculptor who fell in love with his own creation.

===Noun===
'''Pygmalion effect''' (plural '''Pygmalion effects''')

# The [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/phenomenon phenomenon] whereby higher [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/expectation expectations] placed upon a person or group lead to improved performance.

===Video Walkthrough===
{{#ev:youtube|EjbL7zW-Wig|600|center|Walkthrough of the Pygmalion effect}}

====Synonyms====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rosenthal_effect Rosenthal effect]

====Coordinate terms====
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Golem_effect Golem effect]

===See also===
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/self-fulfilling_prophecy self-fulfilling prophecy]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_effect Michelangelo phenomenon]

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