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Hawthorne Effect

Comments primarily reference the Hawthorne effect, suggesting that observed changes in behavior or performance in a study may result from participants' awareness of being studied rather than the intervention itself.

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dv_dt • May 14, 2018 • View on HN

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

skadamat • May 20, 2023 • View on HN

Wonder if this is just the Hawthorne effect?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

ThomPete • Oct 28, 2015 • View on HN

It's I believe the Hawtorne Effect I believehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

nxzero • Mar 28, 2016 • View on HN

Reminds me of the Hawthorne Effect:https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

epe • Oct 16, 2014 • View on HN

Seems like classic Hawthorne effect...

sokoloff • Feb 12, 2020 • View on HN

Related (but maybe not exactly on the head of the nail): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

maroonblazer • May 18, 2019 • View on HN

Isn't this the Hawthorne Effect?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

fsloth • Oct 4, 2016 • View on HN

It's a well known effect that just being aware of being in a study modifies peoples behavior.

newman8r • Nov 18, 2018 • View on HN

also see the Hawthorne Effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect

baoyu • Jun 3, 2014 • View on HN

A possible issue with the experiment—the Hawthorne effect [1].1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawthorne_effect