Pygmalion Effect
The Pygmalion effect is where an individual’s performance is influenced by others’ expectations.
In other words, higher expectations lead to higher performance.
However, the Pygmalion effect specifically refers to how our expectations of others affect our behavior towards them.
In turn, this can contribute to higher performance.
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- The initial belief and expectations of others are verified.
- People’s beliefs and expectations effect their actions towards others.
- Those actions impact on the beliefs and expectations that other people hold true about themselves.
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