In dictionaries:
Pygmalion effect
The phenomenon whereby the greater the expectation placed upon people is, the better they perform.
Pygmalion of Tyre
Pygmalion (Ancient Greek: ; Latin: ) was king of TyreThe traditional king-list of Tyre is derived from Josephus, Against Apion i. 18, 21, and Jewish Antiquities viii.
Pygmalion in the Classroom
a 1968 book by Robert Rosenthal and Lenore Jacobson about the effects of teacher expectation on first and second grade student performance.
pygmalion heroine
musical pygmalion
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