On the fifth estate segment titled "The Trouble with Evan", in which a family was voluntarily videotaped in their home, the emotional abuse of an 11-yr old boy was broadcast to the entire nation. What does this tell us about the issue of reactivity?

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The fact that the video cameras were present did not seem to have any impact on the family's behavior. The patterns of abuse continued as they had before, indicating that the issue of reactivity - whereby subjects behave differently when they know they are being observed - did not come into play.

On the Fifth Estate Segment Titled "The Trouble with Evan