The Hawthorne Effect Occurs When ______

question 27

Multiple Choice

The Hawthorne effect occurs when ______.

• A) workers improve productivity due to better lighting and increased safety
• B) dim lighting makes workers pay more attention to their job to stay safe
• C) subjects change their behavior when they know they are being observed
• D) employees assume the researcher can get them fired if they work slowly

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Definitions:

Machine Hours

A measure of production time used in cost accounting to allocate costs to products or job orders, based on the hours a machine is operated.

Batch Size

The quantity of items or units produced in a single manufacturing run or production cycle, which can significantly impact production efficiency and cost.

Complexity

The state or quality of being intricate or complicated, often used to describe systems, processes, or problems.

Overhead Resources

The ongoing operational costs of running a business that are not directly tied to producing goods or services.