Which of the following describes the Pygmalion effect?
A)What managers expect of their employees and the way they treat them largely determines their performance and career progress.
B)Employees, more often than not, do what they believe they are expected to do.
C)Managers have the ability to create high performance expectations that their employees fulfill.
D)All of these describe the Pygmalion effect.
E)None of these describes the Pygmalion effect.

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The Pygmalion effect is a phenomenon where people's performance and behavior are influenced by the expectations and treatment of others. This includes managers expecting high performance from employees, treating them accordingly, and subsequently seeing those expectations fulfilled. Therefore, all of the choices listed (A-C) describe different aspects of the Pygmalion effect.

Which of the Following Describes the Pygmalion Effect