Pygmalion effect
Meaning
Noun
- The phenomenon whereby the greater the expectation placed upon people is, the better they perform.
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Origin
- 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.
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