Hawthorne effect
type: Concept
broader: theories, models, and philosophical perspectives
broader: statistics and research methods
broader: evaluation, testing, and research methods
definition: Similar to the placebo effect in medicine, this effect occurs when people change their behavior simply as a result of being a participant in a research study or because they know that they are being observed. The behavioral change is usually in a socially acceptable direction. [Source: The SAGE Glossary of the Social and Behavioral Sciences; Hawthorne Effect (Psychology)]

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Hawthorne effect

evaluation, testing, and research methods
type: Concept
narrower: Hawthorne effect

statistics and research methods
type: Concept
narrower: Hawthorne effect

theories, models, and philosophical perspectives
type: Concept
narrower: Hawthorne effect