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	# 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.		# 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====		====Synonyms====

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	===Etymology===		===Etymology===
	Named after the book ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_in_the_Classroom		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.
	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===		===Noun===
	'''Pygmalion effect''' (plural '''Pygmalion effects''')		'''Pygmalion effect''' (plural '''Pygmalion effects''')

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

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

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

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

	[[Category:English nouns]]		[[Category:English nouns]]
	[[Category:Eponyms]]		[[Category:Eponyms]]

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==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]

[[Category:English nouns]]
[[Category:Eponyms]]