Term
Pygmalion effect
A phenomenon in which one person's expectations influence another person's performance. The name is linked to an experiment by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson in an American school, described in 1968.
How to Become a People Magnet, Marc Reklau
Explained in
- How to Become a People Magnet, Marc Reklau
- Pygmalion in the Classroom: Teacher Expectation and Pupils' Intellectual Development, Robert Rosenthal, Lenore Jacobson
A phenomenon in which one person's high expectations improve another person's results. Named after the myth of the sculptor and the play by George Bernard Shaw.