During a research project, the researcher notes that the subject completes each assigned task with a much higher level of performance than he normally exhibits
How should a nurse researcher most accurately describe this change in the subject's behavior?
a. Reactivity
b. Instability
c. Therapeutic
d. Interventionist
ANS: A
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A Reactivity is behavior change that occurs as a result of being observed.
B Instability does not describe this situation adequately.
C Therapeutic refers to an intervention and might not be related to reactivity.
D Interventionist is not a term used to describe change in behavior that results from awareness of being observed.
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