Pygmalion effect

(noun)

The phenomenon in which the greater the expectation placed upon people (often children, students, and employees), the better they perform.

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Examples of Pygmalion effect in the following topics:

  • Teachers' Expectations

    • The Pygmalion effect was famously applied to the classroom in the Rosenthal-Jacobson study, published in 1968.
    • This is a case of a self-fulfilling prophecy, or the Pygmalion effect.
    • The Pygmalion effect refers to the phenomenon in which the greater the expectation placed upon people (often children or students and employees) the better they perform.
    • The Pygmalion effect was famously applied to the classroom in the Rosenthal-Jacobson study, published in 1968.
    • How might teachers' expectations create a Pygmalion effect?

  • The Intellectually Gifted

    • The Pygmalion effect is a studied phenomenon in which higher expectations lead to better performance; the golem effect is the opposite phenomenon, in which lower expectations lead to lower performance.

  • Rococo in Painting and Sculpture

    • The prevalent themes in Rococo sculpture echoed those of the other mediums, with the display of classical themes, cherubs, love, playfulness, and nature being depicted most often as exemplified in the sculpture ‘Pygmalion and Galatee' .
    • 'Pygmalion and Galatee' is indicative of Etienne Maurica Falconet's Rococo style in its depiction of lighthearted love, including a cherub indicating its predisposition to mythology.

  • The Phoenicians

    • Carthage was founded in 814 BCE, under Pygmalion of Tyre (820–774 BCE).

  • Effects of the Agricultural Revolution

  • The Effect of Events in Europe on Mexico

  • The Doppler Effect

    • The Doppler Effect is the change in a wave's perceived frequency that results from the source's motion, the observer, and the medium.
    • The Doppler effect is a periodic event's change in frequency for an observer in motion relative to the event's source.
    • Most people have experienced the Doppler effect in action.
    • The Doppler effect can be caused by any kind of motion.
    • If the observer moves relative to the stationary siren, the observer will notice the Doppler effect on the pitch of the siren.

  • Cohen's d

    • The concept of effect size already appears in everyday language.
    • In this case, 30 pounds is an indicator of the claimed effect size.
    • This grade increase is the claimed effect size of the program.
    • Effect sizes are particularly prominent in social and medical research.
    • Cohen's $d$ is an example of a standardized measure of effect.

  • Effects of Drug Combinations

    • Pharmacodynamics is the field that attempts to understand the unintended effects of the use of two or more drugs.
    • It also looks at the mechanisms of drug action and the relationship between drug concentration and effect.
    • Interactions between alcohol and certain antibacterials may occur, cause side-effects, and decrease effectiveness of antibacterial therapy.
    • Potential risks of side-effects and effectiveness depend on the type of antibacterial administered.
    • Additionally, when dealing with a microbial infection, sometimes the use of two or more antibiotics can effectively combat the infection while each drug individually has little or no effect.

  • The Photoelectric Effect

    • Electrons are emitted from matter that is absorbing energy from electromagnetic radiation, resulting in the photoelectric effect.
    • This is called the photoelectric effect, and the electrons emitted in this manner are called photoelectrons.
    • The photoelectric effect is also widely used to investigate electron energy levels in matter.
    • Heinrich Hertz discovered the photoelectric effect in 1887.
    • Explain how the photoelectric effect paradox was solved by Albert Einstein.