My college raised me to believe that the Hawthorne Effect, or the result of this some old behavioural study which solidifies the controversy that being watched upon affects productivity and output, is one of the infallible topics of my degree program. I've subscribed to this reactivity so much basing from the study and some real life experiences that you can say I am a living, breathing Hawthorne baby.
All things changed until this article by The Economist came along.
Maybe it's a good thing that they refuted the study and saying that there is no Hawthorne Effect existing. I tried not to be annoyed when someone is hovering over my shoulder while I'm working on something, either work or personal, during office hours, and what do you know, it works!
It's a total 360-degree turn at home, with your parents looking at you all the time and you know that they're running some thoughts in their brains about how you do this and that, Hawthorne Effect takes full speed in your behavioral system, that's for sure.
