Hawthorne effect

English

Etymology

Coined in 1950 by Henry Landsberger after a 1924-1932 study at the Hawthorne Works.

Noun

Hawthorne effect (plural Hawthorne effects)

  1. A phenomenon whereby a change in the behavior of a subject being studied is an effect of the change itself or the fact of being observed rather than the nature of the change in question.
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