In the example of schoolchildren taken from the book Pygmalion in the Classroom,
A)the less intelligent children performed better than expected.
B)the more intelligent children performed better than expected.
C)the children teachers predicted would do better, did so.
D)all the children performed the same because they had similar self-concepts.
E)teachers improved their self-concepts by working with good children.

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The book "Pygmalion in the Classroom" describes a study where teachers were told certain children were expected to perform better, and those children did indeed perform better, demonstrating the power of teacher expectations.

In the Example of Schoolchildren Taken from the Book Pygmalion