Garner is conducting a study on how students who live on campus eat. He asked participants to record where they ate each of their meals. He found that during the week he collected data, there was a large increase in the number of students eating in the dining hall when compared to the weeks before and after he conducted his study. With what phenomena should Garner be concerned in his findings?

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Carl Lynch

30 July, 11:00

Garner is conducting a study on how students who live on campus eat. He asked participants to record where they ate each of their meals. He found that during the week he collected data, there was a large increase in the number of students eating in the dining hall when compared to the weeks before and after he conducted his study. With what phenomena should Garner be concerned in his findings?

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Carlo · Answer 1

The Hawthorne Effect

Explanation:

The Hawthorne effect (also referred to as the observer effect) explains that individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their knowledge of being observed. In this study students changed their eating place during the observation period.