Almost everyone wants their child to be more intelligent and superior. They have expectations of their children. Moreover, not only the parents, but also the teachers and friends of that child have certain expectations from him. I know it myself. But can children live up to these expectations? Does the expectation from someone affect that person's success? I answer yes.
It's called Self Fulfilling Prophecy. That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best known as the
"Pygmalion Effect". The opposite effect is also called the "Golem Effect". But where does this Pygmalion name come from? Ancient Greek Prince Pygmalion literally falls in love with a statue. So much so that he is obsessed with the statue and begs Aphrodite to revive the statue. His wish come to fruition and the statue finally turns into a real person.
In 1948, Sociologist Robert K. Merton called these "beliefs that become reality over time." Well, so far we have more or less grasped what this effect is like. So, is there an experiment that proves this and will clear your doubts? Of course there is. In 1968, psychologist Robert
Rosenthal and Primary School Principal Lenore Jacobson are doing a serious study on this issue. So much so that it ranks as the most cited work in the history of psychology. The work is as follows:
A group of 20 elementary school students is given an IQ test and a few of them are determined to have above average intelligence. The names of these people are given to their teachers, but the names of other people are not mentioned for ethical reasons. As a result of some observations, it is noticed that the teacher reactively gives more say to the students who are named and behaves more constructively. Then another test is given to the students and an incredible increase is observed in those people. However, the surprising thing is that they all have 'average' intelligence.
This study or experiment has a lot to tell us. Beliefs and behavior determine people's
performance. However, if you expect too much from an inadequate person, it can have the
opposite effect and lead the person to depression.
This effect also has reflections in art and Turkish. For example, if we talk about art, we can
include the play 'My Fair Lady' written by Bernard Shaw in 1916, which won 8 Oscars. In the
game, Prof Higgins says he will turn a flower girl into a lady, and he does so. Other examples
include the movie Minority Report, The Matrix, and Star Wars Episode 3. If we look at the
examples in Turkish;
-If you call a person crazy for 40 days, he will be crazy.
-The one who avoids the eye gets garbage.
-It came to my mind.
These and these types of words can be given as an example of the Pygmalion effect.
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