During a research project,the researcher observes the subject and notes that he completes each assigned task with a much higher level of performance than he normally exhibits.How should a nurse researcher most accurately describe the change in a subject's behavior during observation as a result of being observed?
A) Reactivity
B) Instability
C) Therapeutic
D) Interventionist

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Correct A: Reactivity is behavior change that occurs as a result of being observed.
Incorrect B: Instability does not describe this situation adequately.
Incorrect C: Therapeutic refers to an intervention and might not be related to reactivity.
Incorrect D: Interventionist is not a term used to describe change in behavior that results from awareness of being observed.

During a Research Project,the Researcher Observes the Subject and Notes