A phenomenon in which a participant will change their behaviour upon learning that they are being observed
Glossary
Hawthorne Effect
Glossary
Summary (bullet points)
This has an effect on whether or not the results of experiments or studies are generalisable to the population.
Classification (s)
Research term
Foundational paper (s)
McCarney, R., Warner, J., Iliffe, S., van Haselen, R., Griffin, M., & Fisher, P. (2007). The Hawthorne Effect: a randomised, controlled trial. BMC medical research methodology, 7, 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-7-30