When Subjects Act Differently Because They Are Aware That They

question 87

Multiple Choice

When subjects act differently because they are aware that they are in an experiment, this is called the _____.

• A) history effect
• B) Hawthorne effect
• C) maturation effect
• D) Likert effect

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