A teacher reports that a fifth-grader has been misbehaving in class.The school principal comes into the class to observe and the child in question behaves "like a model student." The effect of the principal's presence can be summed up by
A) the term "observer bias"
B) the word "analogue"
C) the word "reactivity"
D) the term "Do you want to be held back and repeat fifth grade?"

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Reactivity refers to the change in behavior that occurs when people know they are being observed. In this case, the child's behavior changed when the principal entered the room, likely due to the reactivity effect.

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