And psychologists have coined a term, talk about self-fulfilling prophesies, and the claim here more specifically is what's known as "the Pygmalion effect."

心理学家造了一个新术语，来讨论这种自我实现的预言，准确来说这个现象就是,皮格马利翁效应“

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First, note that this claim in effect rejects the entire basis of the social contract tradition, a tradition one might easily think that Jerry is defending and extending rather than rejecting.

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"Those who claim that this effect would be small succumb either to an illusion or deliberately underestimate this risk, " he said.

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The goal here is not to claim a direct cause and effect between lowered tax rates and these remarkably improved economic metrics.

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