Dr. Mo T. Vadar, a professor of psychology at a respected university, is planning a study of the factors that affect the motivation of employees. Dr. Vadar is concerned that the results of his experiments may be misleading because employees in an experimental group tend to behave differently when they know they are being studied. This concern shows that Dr. Vadar is aware of the:

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Dr. Vadar's concern about employees in an experimental group behaving differently when they know they are being studied is an example of the Hawthorne effect, which refers to changes in behavior or performance due to being observed or studied. The Taylor effect is not a recognized term in psychology, Theory X and Theory Y relate to different management styles, and the Heisenberg principle is a principle in physics that states that observing a phenomenon changes it.

Dr Mo T Vadar, a Professor of Psychology at a Respected University