Pygmalion effect: Difference between revisions
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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. | ||
===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. | ||
===Video Walkthrough=== | |||
{{#ev:youtube|EjbL7zW-Wig|600|center|Walkthrough of the Pygmalion effect}} | |||
====Synonyms==== | ====Synonyms==== | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rosenthal_effect Rosenthal effect] | |||
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rosenthal_effect | |||
====Coordinate terms==== | ====Coordinate terms==== | ||
* [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Golem_effect Golem effect] | |||
[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/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] | ||
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo_effect | |||
[[Category:English nouns]] | [[Category:English nouns]] | ||
[[Category:Eponyms]] | [[Category:Eponyms]] | ||