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*** but due to the fact that the workers knew they were being observed
*** but due to the fact that the workers knew they were being observed
*** which motivated them to work harder
*** which motivated them to work harder
* Hawthorne effects may change observational data
** called "clinical trial effect", in drug or medical testing, some patients may respond to the attention they receive from providers and not necessarily the drug or procedure being measured
*** "placebo effects" are positive results in control patients (those who do not receive the drug or procedure)
**** placebo effects are a "reactivity" phenomenon by which the patient changes attitude, behavior or undergo a subconscious reaction to a situation that changes the patient's outcomes
* see also the Turing paradox by which the act of measurement changes the physical properties of what is being measured (applies to subatomic quantum systems)


=== Illusion of truth paradox ===
=== Illusion of truth paradox ===