When Subjects Change Their Behavior Simply as a Result of the Experimenter

question 67

Multiple Choice

When subjects change their behavior simply as a result of the experimenter paying attention to them, this is called

• A) the halo effect
• B) the Hawthorne effect
• C) the Rosenthal effect
• D) the Zeigarnik effect

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