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MacKenzie Callahan
on Dec 03, 2024
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A team of sociologists is commissioned to study the effects of lighting levels and amount of time for breaks on workers' productivity in an office setting. Before the study begins, office workers are told why the researchers are there. When the team analyzes their data, they find that no matter what they do, productivity levels go up while they are physically present. When the team is not physically present, productivity levels return to normal. What is the likely explanation for these findings?
A) the Hawthorne effect
B) a lack of confidentiality
C) excessive objectivity
D) a lack of a control group
Hawthorne Effect
A specific example of reactivity, in which the desired effect is the result not of the independent variable but of the research itself.
Sociologists
Experts in the study of society and social behavior, examining the structure of societies, groups, and institutions.
Productivity Levels
A measure of the efficiency of production, often evaluated as the ratio of output to inputs in a given time period.
- Understand the concept and impact of the Hawthorne effect in sociological research.
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Learning Objectives
- Understand the concept and impact of the Hawthorne effect in sociological research.