Hawthorne effect

type of reactivity in which individuals modify an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed
Event cognitive_bias Q18570
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Hawthorne effect

Summary

Hawthorne effect is a cognitive bias[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of cognitive_bias entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (708 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hawthorne effect's instance of is recorded as cognitive bias[3].
  • Hawthorne Works is named after Hawthorne effect[4].
  • Hawthorne effect's part of is recorded as psychological terminology[5].
  • Hawthorne effect's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02dyzj[6].
  • Hawthorne effect's has cause is recorded as Hawthorne experiment[7].
  • Hawthorne effect's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Hawthorne-research[8].
  • Hawthorne effect's BBC Things ID is recorded as 245e60e6-aa05-4d8c-8605-881f92830753[9].
  • Hawthorne effect's NE.se ID is recorded as hawthorne-effekt[10].
  • Hawthorne effect's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as hawthorne-effect[11].
  • Hawthorne effect's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Hawthorne-effekt[12].
  • Hawthorne effect's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 195768694[13].
  • Hawthorne effect's Lex ID is recorded as Hawthorne-eksperimenterne[14].
  • Hawthorne effect's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C195768694[15].
  • Hawthorne effect's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 188774[16].
  • Hawthorne effect's A Dictionary of Education entry ID is recorded as 438[17].

Why It Matters

Hawthorne effect ranks in the top 5% of cognitive_bias entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (708 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [15] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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