Pygmalion effect

(noun)

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

Related Terms

  • self-fulfilling prophecy
  • Gender Stereotyping

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?
  • Children of Divorce and Impact of Divorce

    • Sociologists and psychologists have found that the effects of divorce heavily depend on the child's age at the time the divorce occurs.
    • Sociologists and psychologists have conducted research that shows the effects of divorce heavily depend on the child's age at the time the divorce occurs.
    • Some effects an infant may have include a loss of appetite and an increase in spit up.
    • Some of the effects for children at this age may include baby-like behavior such as old toys, a baby blanket, or even wetting the bed.
    • Compare and contrast the effects of divorce on infants and adolescents
  • Deprivation and Development

    • Maternal deprivation theory explains the effects of separating infants and young children from their mother.
    • The idea that separation from the female caregiver has profound effects is one with considerable resonance outside the conventional study of child development.
    • Feral children provide an example of the effects of severe social deprivation during critical developmental periods.
    • Attachment theory may explain why social deprivation has such dire effects for children .
    • The idea that separation from the female caregiver has profound effects is one with considerable resonance outside the conventional study of child development.
  • The Incest Taboo, Marriage, and the Family

    • The most widely held hypothesis proposes that the so-called Westermarck effect discourages adults from engaging in sexual relations with individuals with whom they grew up.
    • The existence of the Westermarck effect has achieved some empirical support.
    • The Westermarck effect, first proposed by Edvard Westermarck in 1891, is the theory that children reared together, regardless of biological relationship, form a sentimental attachment that is by its nature non-erotic.
    • Another school argues that the incest prohibition is a cultural construct that arises as a side effect of a general human preference for group exogamy.
    • Analyze the different constructs of the incest taboo, ranging from biological (the Westermarck effect) to cultural (endogamy and exogamy)
  • Coleman's Study of Between-School Effects in American Education

    • In 1966, the Coleman Report launched a debate about "school effects," desegregation and busing, and cultural bias in standardized tests.
    • The report, titled "Equality of Educational Opportunity," came to be known as the "Coleman Report. " At the time, it launched widespread debate on school effects, or the ways in which school-level characteristics influence student achievement.
    • The Coleman Report was commonly presented as evidence that school funding has little effect on student achievement.
    • In fact, the report did not deny that funding or other school effects matter, but it did argue that other factors are more important.
  • Economic Sociology

    • Economic sociology is the study of the social causes and social effects of various economic phenomena.
    • Economic sociology is the study of the social causes and social effects of various economic phenomena.
  • Preventing Illness

    • For an intervention to be applied widely it generally needs to be affordable and highly cost effective.
    • For instance, intrauterine devices (IUD) are highly effective and highly cost effective contraceptives, however where universal health care is not available the initial cost may be a barrier.
  • Innovation

    • Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas.
    • Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, or ideas that are readily available to markets, governments, and society.
    • Due to its widespread effect, innovation is an important topic in the study of economics, business, entrepreneurship, design, technology, sociology, and engineering.
  • Mass Media and Technology

    • Since mass media has enormous effects on our attitudes and behavior, it contributes to the socialization process.
    • Since mass media has enormous effects on our attitudes and behavior, notably in regards to aggression, it contributes to the socialization process.
    • Debates have been going on for years about the problem and effect of violent video games.
  • Industrial Societies: The Birth of the Machine

    • During the Industrial Revolution (roughly 1750 to 1850) changes in technology had a profound effect on social and economic conditions.
    • The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times.
    • The effects spread throughout Western Europe and North America during the 19th century, eventually affecting most of the world, a process that continues as industrialization today.
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