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The Rosenthal experiment

The Pygmalion effect is also known as the Rosenthal experiment, named after research of Robert Rosenthal at Harvard.

In a test, Rosenthal challenged test subjects to coach rats through a maze. Half were told that the rats were very intelligent,  the other half were told that their rats were dumb. The rats were all the same.

During an experiment, the "clever" rats outperformed the "dumb" rats. 

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The Pygmalion Effect = high expectations lead to improved performance.

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