Which of the following best describes the Hawthorne effect?
a. The researchers' unintended behavior affects the responses of the respondents.
b. Survey participants try to make themselves appear socially acceptable.
c. It refers to a situation where the mean, median, and mode are all the same number.
d. This effect is the result of using precollected data that are not exactly suited for the study.
e. Researchers are penalized for using government data for private studies.
A
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