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Systematic review of the Hawthorne effect: New concepts are needed to study research participation effects
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology · 2013 · Vol. 67(3) · pp. 267–277
Jim McCambridge✉(London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)John Witton(King's College London)Diana R Elbourne(University of London)
Abstract
Consequences of research participation for behaviors being investigated do exist, although little can be securely known about the conditions under which they operate, their mechanisms of effects, or their magnitudes. New concepts are needed to guide empirical studies.
Psychological Testing and AssessmentAcademic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyCreativity in Education and NeuroscienceHawthorne effectObservational studyArtifact (error)Empirical researchResearch designPsychologyApplied psychologyExperimental researchSystematic reviewClinical study design
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BehaviorHumansHuman ExperimentationResearch DesignRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResearch Subjects
Funding
- Wellcome Trust
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Statistics in Medicine · 2002 · 36,106 citations
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