The Hawrthorne Effect Flashcards

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What is the Hawthorne effect?

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-laboratory is not a natural environment and behaviour in this is more likely to be unnatural or artificial
-if people know that they are being studied they may behave differently

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What is an example of the Hawthorne effect?

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Trying to second guess what the researcher wants them to do and acting accordingly

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