idiom
Hawthorne Effect
HAW-thorn eh-FEKT
/ˈhɔːθɔːrn ɪˈfɛkt/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
hawthorneeffect
Dictionary meaning
People modify their behavior when they know they are being observed
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