16/11/2025
he Pygmalion effect is a psychological phenomenon where a person's high expectations lead to improved performance in another person, essentially a self-fulfilling prophecy. It was first demonstrated in a 1968 study where teachers were told that certain students were "bloomers" and would show rapid intellectual growth, resulting in those students actually performing better than their peers due to the teachers' positive expectations and changed behavior. This effect can be observed in various settings, such as education, the workplace, and even medicine.