The notion that workers tend to show an increase in performance when they know that they are being observed is called the ________ effect.

A) Flynn
B) Hawthorne
C) Taylor
D) Munsterberg

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The notion that workers tend to show an increase in performance when they know that they are being observed is called the ________ effect.A)  FlynnB)  HawthorneC)  TaylorD)  Munsterberg

Ashley White · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  The Hawthorne effect refers to the phenomenon where individuals improve an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed. This term originated from a series of studies conducted at the Hawthorne Works plant by Elton Mayo and his team in the 1920s and 1930s, which observed that workers' productivity increased when they knew they were being studied.

The notion that workers tend to show an increase in performance when they know that they are being observed is called the ________ effect.

A) Flynn
B) Hawthorne
C) Taylor
D) Munsterberg

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