Facts about Pygmalion Effect

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   In education research, the Pygmalion Effect has an opposite counterpart called the Golem Effect, where low expectations lead to decreased performance.

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   A key mechanism behind the Pygmalion Effect is that expectation-holders unconsciously provide more feedback, encouragement, and learning opportunities to those they expect to succeed.

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   Named after the Greek myth of Pygmalion, the Pygmalion Effect is also called the Rosenthal Effect after its principal researcher.

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   Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson introduced the Pygmalion Effect through their 1968 study conducted in a San Francisco elementary school.

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   The Pygmalion Effect describes how higher expectations from teachers or managers lead to improved performance in students or subordinates.

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