The Golem effect is a psychological phenomenon in which lower expectations placed on an individual, whether by a supervisor or teacher or by the individual themselves, lead to genuinely poorer performance by that individual. It is studied primarily in educational and organizational settings and is understood as a form of self-fulfilling prophecy, the negative counterpart to the better-known Pygmalion effect, in which raised expectations improve performance instead.
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Core ClaimThe Golem effect is a psychological phenomenon in which lower expectations placed upon individuals either by supervisors or the individual themselves lead to poorer performance by the individual. 1 First Described Year Classification
Type of PhenomenonSocial or Interpersonal Phenomenon 1 Connections
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Source Golem effect, Wikipedia
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The Golem effect is a psychological phenomenon in which lower expectations placed upon individuals, either by supervisors or the individual themselves, lead to poorer performance by the individual.
Process section
Babad actually investigated the effect in his 1977 paper looking at developmentally challenged students but his 1982 paper is considered the seminal Golem effect article due to its more generalizable student population.
lead section, phenomenon-kind classification
The Golem effect is a psychological phenomenon in which lower expectations placed upon individuals, either by supervisors or the individual themselves, lead to poorer performance by the individual.
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