Hawthorne effect
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.
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Sometims the "success" of the earlier project was simply a result of random chance, or what researchers call the Hawthorne effect.
British Dictionary definitions for Hawthorne effect
/ (ˈhɔːˌθɔːn) /
improvement in the performance of employees, students, etc, brought about by making changes in working methods, resulting from research into means of improving performance: Compare iatrogenic, placebo effect
Origin of Hawthorne effect
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