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.

====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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