When Elton Mayo did his now-classic experiment on worker productivity,he found that he could increase productivity by changing variables in a work environment,but also that changing back variables increased productivity.What did he conclude was the true cause of the increase in productivity?

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Elton Mayo concluded that the increase in productivity was due to "the effect of being studied," which he referred to as the Hawthorne effect. He found that workers were more productive because they knew they were being observed and that this effect persisted even when the variables he changed were reversed.

When Elton Mayo Did His Now-Classic Experiment on Worker Productivity,he