A solution to which threat is to use an unobtrusive measure, so the participants are not aware they are being observed or measured on the dependent variable?
A) the Hawthorne effect
B) the experimenter effect
C) the disruption effect
D) description effect

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The Hawthorne effect refers to the phenomenon where participants alter their behavior due to the awareness of being observed or measured. To counteract this threat, researchers can use unobtrusive measures that do not bring attention to the dependent variable being measured. This helps ensure that the behavior being observed is natural and not altered by the participant's awareness of being observed.

A Solution to Which Threat Is to Use an Unobtrusive