The Pygmalion Effect Is Also Called the ________ Effect

question 12

Multiple Choice

The Pygmalion effect is also called the ________ effect.

• A) self-efficacy
• B) self-concordance
• C) Galatea
• D) self-determination
• E) pseudocertainty

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Definitions:

Psychosurgery

Surgery intended to promote psychological changes or to relieve disordered behavior.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

A mental health disorder characterized by recurring, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions).

Prefrontal Lobotomy

A surgical procedure involving the severing of connections in the brain's prefrontal lobe, historically used to treat mental illness.

Absolutist Thinking

A cognitive distortion where an individual sees situations in only black and white, without recognizing any middle ground.