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2. Hawthorne effect - Wikipedia

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   The Hawthorne effect is a type of human behavior reactivity in which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed. [1] [2] The effect was discovered in the context of research conducted at the Hawthorne Western Electric plant; however, some scholars think the descriptions are fictitious.

3. Observer bias - Wikipedia

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   Furthermore, conducting research prior to the studies to establish a baseline measure could assist in mitigating the Hawthorne effect from biasing the studies results significantly. With a baseline established, any potential participant bias that arises as a result of being observed can be evaluated.

4. Reactivity (psychology) - Wikipedia

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   The Hawthorne effect occurs when research study participants know they are being studied and alter their performance because of the attention they receive from the experimenters. The John Henry effect , a specific form of Hawthorne effect, occurs when the participants in the control group alter their behavior out of awareness that they are in ...

5. Observer effect - Wikipedia

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   Hawthorne effect, a form of reactivity in which subjects modify an aspect of their behavior, in response to their knowing that they are being studied; Observer-expectancy effect, a form of reactivity in which a researcher's cognitive bias causes them to unconsciously influence the participants of an experiment

6. John R. P. French - Wikipedia

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   He received the National Institute for Mental Health's Research Career Award and was the recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship. [3] French is credited with naming the Hawthorne effect in 1953 after a 1924–1932 study conducted by Elton Mayo at the Hawthorne Works, a factory in Cicero, Illinois. [4]

7. Social experiment - Wikipedia

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   The Hawthorne experiment took place in 1924 in the city of Chicago. Elton Mayo is widely known as the person behind the project. However, his involvement started in 1928 after he was invited by George Pennock, the assistant works manager for the Hawthorne plant of Western Electric.

8. Organizational theory - Wikipedia

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   The Hawthorne Effect was the improvement of productivity between the employees, characterized by: The satisfactory interrelationships between the coworkers Classification of personnel as social beings and proposes that sense of belonging in the workplace is important to increase productivity levels in the workforce.

9. Human relations movement - Wikipedia

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   Elton Mayo's work has been widely attributed to the discovery of the 'social person', allowing for workers to be seen as individuals rather than merely robots designed to work for unethical and unrealistic productivity expectations. However, this theory has been contested, as Mayo's purported role in the human relations movement has been ...