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Pygmalion effect
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English
Etymology
Named after Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 book Pygmalion in the Classroom, itself named after the mythological sculptor who fell in love with his statue.
Noun
The phenomenon whereby the greater the expectation placed upon people is, the better they perform.
Synonyms
en Rosenthal effect
Coordinate terms
en Golem effect
See also
en self-fulfilling prophecy
Michelangelo phenomenon (on Wikipedia)
en eponyms