Concept information
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sociology
sociology of education
education in society and culture
evaluation, testing, and research methods
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education studies
sociology of education
education in society and culture
evaluation, testing, and research methods
Preferred term
Hawthorne effect
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)]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Hawthorne_effect
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