Paper 1 · Research Aptitude
UGC NET June 2024 Re-Exam (28.08.2024) Shift-I
The tendency of people being observed to act differently than normal as a result of their awareness of being monitored refers to:
ASubject reactivity ✓ Correct
BObserver bias
CObserver drift
DDebriefing
Correct answer: (A) Subject reactivity — People changing behaviour because they are watched is subject reactivity, so that is the answer.
Explanation
★People changing behaviour because they are watched is subject reactivity, so that is the answer.
★Subject reactivity is a change in participants' behaviour due to being observed.
★Aware of being monitored, they act differently than normal.
★So this tendency is subject reactivity.
★It is a threat to the validity of observational research.
★Observer bias, observer drift and debriefing describe other things.
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