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Pygmalion effect

phenomenon whereby others’ expectations of a target person affect the target person’s performance
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Pygmalion effect

Summary

Pygmalion effect is a psychological experiment[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Pygmalion effect's instance of is recorded as psychological experiment[3].
  • Pygmalion effect's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[4].
  • Pygmalion is named after Pygmalion effect[5].
  • Pygmalion effect is part of psychological terminology[6].
  • Pygmalion effect's different from is recorded as Rosenhan experiment[7].
  • Pygmalion effect's different from is recorded as Q115776937[8].

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Context

Pygmalion effect is part of psychological terminology[6]. Recorded instance of include psychological experiment[3] and cognitive bias[4].

Why It Matters

Pygmalion effect has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 32fMdh
    Instance of → psychological experiment, cognitive bias
    Named after → —
    Named after → Pygmalion
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