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A psychology researcher in the 1960s demonstrated — first in rats and then in humans — that by giving their caretakers (researchers for rats, teachers for children) an inflated expectation of a research subject's ability, that subject performed better. In this week's In Practice blog post, Harrison Reed, PA-C, mulls over the potential for applying this “Pygmalion effect” in healthcare — “Maybe patients would be more compliant with treatment. Maybe hospitals could reduce readmissions. Maybe that septic patient in the ICU would turn the corner. Maybe we should just expect it.”