In the early 1960s, a psychology experiment at the University of North Dakota involved students working with lab rats. Half were informed their rats were genetically predisposed to excel in learning ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was an artist who fell in love with one of his ivory sculptures of a woman and prayed to the gods to give ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. In the story told by the Roman poet Ovid, Pygmalion is a sculptor who falls in love with a statue he has ...

This empirically-proven effect lies at the core of popular online trends like manifestation and ‘delulu is the solulu.’ Imagine someone telling you they know you are going to succeed before you even ...

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People do better when more is expected of them. In education circles, this is called the Pygmalion Effect. It has been demonstrated in study after study, and the results can sometimes be quite ...