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During the first stage of the hawthorne studies known as the _____, various working conditions, particularly the lighting in the factory, were altered to determine the effects of those changes on productivity.

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The Hawthorne studies were also known as the observer effect because it was/is believed that people produce more when they believed themselves to be watched by observers or people showing interest in their work activities.
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