A candidate could say during an election that "I'm a moderate candidate, I'm at position 5" but you might not believe him or her.

一个候选人在整个大选中可能说,我是个中立的候选人,我的立场是5,但你不一定就相信他/她的说法

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And the Pygmalion effect is if I believe you have a certain characteristic this might cause you to behave as if you have that characteristic.

皮格马利翁效应就是说,如果我相信你有某种特点,就可能导致你表现得,好像你真的有这种特点一样。

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