In this article, I will talk about the types of expectation effects and a study conducted to see how effective they are. There are two types of expectation effects.
High Expectation Effect (Pygmalion Effect)
In the literature, it is called the Pygmalion effect and it is a situation where we can see its effects in every field of human interaction. It's actually very simple, when there is a high expectation for a person or group, it means that person or group meets the expectation.
Low Expectation Effect (Golem Effect)
We can say that the golem effect is the exact opposite of the pygmalion effect. When there is a low expectation for a person or group, it is said that that person or group meets the low expectation.
There is a very interesting experiment conducted on this subject. A group of researchers administers intelligence tests to the 1st and 2nd grades of a primary school. Afterwards, they tell the teachers that the students, who actually have average intelligence, are superior intelligence and manipulate the teachers. One year later, the same researchers come to the school and apply the same test to the same children again, and it is observed in the test results of the children who they told the teachers were gifted, but who actually had average intelligence, that their intelligence scores increased.
Researchers trying to understand what causes this have observed that students they consider to be gifted behave differently from other students. When those students made a mistake, instead of telling them they made a mistake, they explained to them why they made a mistake. They gave them more say and allowed them to ask questions. Students who noticed this approach became more open to learning from their teachers' approaches to them and were not afraid to ask questions. At the same time, they realized that people around them had high expectations from them due to their approach to them, and they worked harder to meet this expectation.
The biggest reason why this effect is so interesting is undoubtedly; The reason is that students and teachers who engage in these behaviors do not do so consciously.
Wait There are many lessons that can be learned from the nti effect. One of these; The best support for the people we care about around us is to REALLY believe that they can succeed. We should try the effect of expectation not only on those around us but also on ourselves, and the desired change here is not to increase our success IQ level, but the emotions, thoughts, and behaviors we want to change, as well as the emotions, thoughts, and behaviors we want to acquire.
Based on this teaching, I think it would not be wrong to say this; The current us is what other people and what we expect from ourselves. But what we expect from ourselves is more important…
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