In One Set of Experiments in the Hawthorne Studies, Researchers

question 97

Multiple Choice

In one set of experiments in the Hawthorne studies, researchers were puzzled when they found that ________ for subjects in the test room relative to subjects in a control room.

• A) productivity improved when physical conditions were improved
• B) productivity improved when physical conditions were made worse
• C) productivity was lowest when illumination was the greatest
• D) productivity improved regardless of whether brightness increased or decreased

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Definitions:

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