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:

Formal Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where individuals are able to think abstractly, logically, and systematically.

Egocentrism

In psychology, the inability to differentiate between one's own perspective and another person's perspective.

Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in developmental psychology, especially his theory of cognitive development in children.

Object Permanence

The cognition that objects still exist even when they are no longer perceivable through sight, hearing, or other senses.