What is The Pygmalion effect?

55. The self-fulfilling prophecy is an example of a halo effect.



ANS: T


56. A study by Fortune magazine found that, on the average, male CEOs were less than six feet tall.



ANS: F

A study by Fortune magazine found that, on the average, male CEOs were more than six feet tall.




57. The Golem effect suggests that holding high expectations of another tends to improve the individual's performance.



ANS: F

The Pygmalion effect suggests that holding high expectations of another tends to improve the individual's performance.



58. David Barger, CEO of JetBlue, expects that Mark Taylor, a new sales person, will be the poor salesperson. When Taylor has a terrible sales performance in the first month, it's likely the Pygmalion effect has occurred.


ANS: F

David Barger, CEO of JetBlue, expects that Mark Taylor, a new sales person, will be the poor salesperson. When Taylor has a terrible sales performance in the first month, it's likely the Golem effect has occurred.



59. Managers who remember that individuals behave toward others consistent with their expectations of them will increase their likelihood of being positive Pygmalions.



ANS: T

60. The essence of the Pygmalion effect is that people’s expectations determine their behavior or performance, but this doesn’t help make their expectations come true.



ANS: F

The essence of the Pygmalion effect is that people’s expectations determine their behavior or performance, thus serving to make their expectations come true.

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