A sociologist decides to study the interaction among students in the college's computer center. When the students realize they a

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A sociologist decides to study the interaction among students in the college's computer center. When the students realize they a

re under observation, they become shy and reserved in their interactions. This is an example of:A. replication.B. secondary analysis.C. the Hawthorne effect.D. value neutrality.

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valentina_108 [34] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-23T08:28:03+03:00

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c. The Hawthorne effect

Explanation:

In sociology, the term Hawthorne effect refers to the tendency that people have to <u>change their behavior because they know they are being observed </u>(usually by a researcher). In other words, the presence of the observer changes the behavior of the persons that are being observed.

In this example, a sociologist decides to study the interaction among students in the college's computer center but when they realize they are under observation they become shy and reserved. We can observe that <u>the students changed their behavior when they realized they were being observed.</u> Therefore, this is an example of the Hawthorne effect.