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The ABCs of Pygmalion - CASAT

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>ABCs</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Pygmalion</strong>A. We cannot behave or act in a manner that isinconsistent with our expectations and beliefs(<strong>of</strong> others or ourselves).B. Our behaviors and actions toward others influencetheir expectations, behaviors, and performanceeither positively or negatively.C. Thus, our expectations will become a self-fulfillingfulfillingprophecy, partly because we will act in a mannerthat is consistent with that “prophecy” and cause itto “be fulfilled.”6/26/2008

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