The Hawthorne Effect¶
Adair, J. G. (1984). The Hawthorne Effect: A Reconsideration of the Methodological Artifact. Journal of Applied Psychology, 69(2), 334-345.
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Mechanisms¶
- Pilot-and-Scale Feedback Review
- Its classic failure mode is the pilot that succeeds because of the attention and motivation of being the pilot, then fails at scale once that spotlight is gone: performance improves from being observed and special-cased rather than from the change itself.
This sourceReviews the Hawthorne effect as behavior or performance changing because participants know they are being studied or receive special attention.
- Its classic failure mode is the pilot that succeeds because of the attention and motivation of being the pilot, then fails at scale once that spotlight is gone: performance improves from being observed and special-cased rather than from the change itself.
- Pilot Service
- Its central failure mode is the Hawthorne effect:
This sourceReviews how awareness of being studied and special attention can alter observed participant behavior and productivity.
- Its central failure mode is the Hawthorne effect:
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