During a research project, the researcher notes that the subject completes each assigned task with a much higher level of performance than he normally exhibits. How should a nurse researcher most accurately describe this change in the subject's behavior?
A) Reactivity
B) Instability
C) Therapeutic
D) Interventionist

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Reactivity refers to the phenomenon where individuals alter their performance or behavior due to the awareness that they are being observed. This is the most accurate description for the change in the subject's behavior noted by the researcher.

During a Research Project, the Researcher Notes That the Subject