The change in an employee's behavior in response to some changes in the workplace refers which of the following?

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The Hawthorne effect refers to the change in behavior of individuals who know they are being observed or are part of an experiment. In the context of the workplace, when employees know that changes are being made or that they are being studied, their behavior might change as a result. This is different from the other options, which refer to different concepts: an independent variable is a variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on a dependent variable; the Zeigarnik effect pertains to the tendency to remember uncompleted tasks more than completed ones; and a fixed-alternative variable is not a standard term in the context of behavioral change.

The Change in an Employee's Behavior in Response to Some