Garner is conducting a study on how students who live on campus eat. He asked participants to record where they ate each of their meals. He found that during the week he collected data, there was a large increase in the number of students eating in the dining hall when compared to the weeks before and after he conducted his study. With what phenomena should Garner be concerned in his findings?
A) Hawthorne effect
B) Hamburg effect
C) Higgins process
D) Hutchens process

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The Hawthorne effect refers to a phenomenon where participants in a study modify their behavior simply because they are aware that they are being observed. In this case, the increase in students eating in the dining hall may be due to the fact that they knew they were being studied, rather than an actual change in their eating habits.

Garner Is Conducting a Study on How Students Who Live