The impact,on either performance or behavior,of being aware that you are a participant in a study is known as
A) the Hawthorne effect.
B) the human relations effect.
C) Mayo's theory.
D) therbligs theory.

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The Hawthorne effect is the impact on either performance or behavior that occurs when individuals are aware that they are participating in a study. It is named after a series of studies conducted in the 1920s and 1930s at the Hawthorne Works factory in Illinois, where workers' productivity was found to increase simply as a result of being studied, regardless of their work conditions or changes made to their work environment.

The Impact,on Either Performance or Behavior,of Being Aware That You