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Pygmalion

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Famous People Named Pygmalion

Pygmalion effect

The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is a psychological phenomenon in which high expectations lead to improved performance in a given area.

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Pygmalion (mythology)

In Greek mythology Pygmalion (; Ancient Greek: Πυγμαλίων Pugmalíōn, gen.

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Pygmalion in the Classroom

Pygmalion in the Classroom is a 1968 book by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson about the effects of teacher expectation on first and second grade student performance.

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Pygmalion and Galatea (Gérôme painting)

Pygmalion and Galatea () is an 1890 painting by the French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme.

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Pygmalion (1948 TV production)

Pygmalion is a 1948 British TV production of the 1913 play by George Bernard Shaw.

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