What Is the Pygmalion Effect

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is the Pygmalion effect?

• A) the placement of students in classrooms with other students of the same intellectual ability
• B) teachers who expect students to succeed and excel and are motivated to work with students to ensure that they do
• C) creating a false belief that certain occupations are natural based on sex, such as women being nurses and secretaries
• D) an overemphasis on educational credentials by employers as a means of narrowing the field of applicants

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Definitions:

Perceive Pain

The ability or process of feeling physical discomfort or suffering caused by illness or injury.

Visceral Pain

Pain originating from the internal organs, often described as deep, pressure-like, dull, or difficult to localize.

Idiopathic Pain

Pain of unknown origin or a condition that arises spontaneously without a clear cause.

Chronic Pain

Long-lasting pain that persists beyond the typical time for healing, often defined as longer than three to six months.