Factory workers who knew they were being monitored as part of an experiment to improve productivity showed increased performance whatever the manipulation of their work environment. This is known as
A) a single-blind study.
B) a double-blind study.
C) the factory-worker effect.
D) the Hawthorne effect.
E) the placebo effect.

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The Hawthorne effect refers to the phenomenon where individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed. This term originated from a series of experiments conducted at the Hawthorne Works factory, where researchers found that workers' productivity improved when they knew they were being studied, regardless of the actual changes made to their work environment.

Factory Workers Who Knew They Were Being Monitored as Part