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Which company's plant was studied in the Hawthorne Study?
Which company's plant was studied in the Hawthorne Study?
- Western Electric Company (correct)
- Illinois Electric Company
- Hawthorne Company
- Western Illinois Company
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Hawthorne Study?
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Hawthorne Study?
- To conduct a flawed study (correct)
- To find out what conditions could be changed to boost productivity
- To study the workers at the Hawthorne plant
- To develop a theory
What is one flaw of the Hawthorne Study?
What is one flaw of the Hawthorne Study?
- The sample of participants remained the same throughout the experiment
- The researchers conducted a blind study
- The results were misinterpreted (correct)
- The study included a large group of participants
What could the researchers have done differently in the Hawthorne Study?
What could the researchers have done differently in the Hawthorne Study?
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What is the critical point about methods of psychological research highlighted by the exposed flaws of the Hawthorne Study?
What is the critical point about methods of psychological research highlighted by the exposed flaws of the Hawthorne Study?
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