Pygmalion effect

短语

词形变化

Pygmalion effects 复数 Pygmalion effects

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The phenomenon whereby the greater the expectation placed upon people is, the better they perform.

词源

Named after Rosenthal and Jacobson's 1968 book Pygmalion in the Classroom, itself named after the mythological sculptor who fell in love with his statue.

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