What is the Hawthorne effect?
A)researcher bias when interpreting results of data collection
B)people act according to what they believe to be true
C)subjects of research altering their behavior if they know they are being studied
D)believing something will happen actually causes it to happen

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The Hawthorne effect refers to individuals altering their behavior when they know they are being studied or observed. This change in behavior can be a result of their desire to please the researcher, to act in a way they believe the researcher wants them to, or to simply feel obliged to behave differently due to their awareness of being part of a study. The other options are related to different psychological phenomena.

What Is the Hawthorne Effect