Pygmalion effect

Psy 250 Proff Gross Mohamad Zowail The Self Fulfilling Prophecy Psychology has long emphasized the power of beliefs to shape reality (Rosenthal & Jacobson, 1968). Research of the 1940s and 1950s which promoted the idea that perception is heavily influenced by people’s goals, needs, fears, and motives. The self-fulfilling prophecy, which happens subconsciously, is central to this theoretical perspective because it involves the behavioral confirmation of false beliefs (Merton, 1948). In…

study seeks to explore how teacher expectations and the self-fulfilling prophecy affects student outcome. This study builds upon the research of Rosenthal and Jacobson and provides qualitative data to increase understanding about affects of the Pygmalion Effect on student educational outcome. The data is obtained from a semi-structured interview of five ESL students over a four-week period. The results of the interview found that…

This theory discusses “the importance of shifting our views, when necessary, for the students to experience optimal success” (p.1). The Pygmalion effect is the belief that “if you have high enough expectations, these expectations can be realized” (p.29). Implying there is a strong influence based on the perception of others amongst relationships within the school community. Tanner states that…

The struggle for survival in the United States has always been difficult for the poor and even more difficult for minorities. While each participant in the game of life is supposed to be guaranteed an equal chance to play based on the federal, state, and local legislation, that doesn’t always seem to be the case. Nevertheless education has the clearest legislated mandate. Public education is a free right. Even though laws are less clear on areas such a social welfare and economics, the evidence…

and socializing people to conform to characteristics and values that are associated with gender. In The Lady’s Not for Burning by Christopher Fry and Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, both of the playwrights use the attributes and ideologies of the characters to demonstrate the frailty of masculinity and shed light on its overwhelming adverse effects on equality of men and women. In both plays, certain male characters exemplify masculine attributes, such as aggression, callousness,…

The concept of distinctive voices is one that is representative of a range of experiences that are offered during our lives. The film “One Night the Moon references the concept of music and the Australian Outback. The operates on a number of levels presenting the mythical bush narrative of the lost child within a inner heartache of the mother and father an references to personal and national guilt, isolation and community, indigenous culture and racism. The themes and issues present in “One…

result of migration, migrates enforce their countries socioeconomic class system into the United States. Obtaining social status through education, causes parents to parachute their children and apply educational principles on them, such as the Pygmalion effect (Zhou 1998). However, not all American individuals can afford the same education migrates pay for, causing educational inequalities, “… the gap between rich and poor…has been widening… been affected by globalization and economic…

self-reliant; although this may come across as being rebellious and awkward. But can they be blamed? I think not. With how we’ve stereotyped them and presented them to the world, they will just live up to the standards that are set for them. The Pygmalion effect is a self-fulfilling prophecy because of the expectations of those around a person. This can especially be seen with how the teenagers are living their lives; society has set a standard for them and very few try to go beyond that.…

It initially made me reflect on how much psychology is related to its social science counterpart. An example of this could be how you can use both the Pygmalion-effect and Durkheim’s labelling theory to explain deviant…

Film Summary Stand and Deliver (1988) is a film that discusses and is based on Jaime Escalante. It starts with Escalante becoming a math teacher at James A. Garfield High School, a school whose student population is primarily Latino. The school is underperforming academically, which causes many of the teachers to feel like the kids are a lost cause. Unlike the other teachers, Escalante is undeterred by this obstacles and believes his students are capable of doing well if they are given good…