Meaning Of The Word Hawthorne effect

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Hawthorne effect in American English
improvement in performance, as by workers or students, resulting from mere awareness that experimental attempts are being made to bring about improvement
noun: a positive change in the performance of a group of persons taking part in an experiment or study due to their perception of being singled out for special consideration

Hawthorne effect in British English
noun: improvement in the performance of employees, students, etc, brought about by making changes in working methods, resulting from research into means of improving performance

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