Hawthorne Effect

[foomee]

I learned about this in my psych class the other day... the Hawthorne Effect is: people’s behavior and performance change following any new or increased attention.
Basically one way my professor explained it was that, if a girl finds out a guy likes her, she will tend to start finding him more attractive and like him back.

This one really annoying girl I've been talking to admitted she had a huge crush on me, and during that instant I started having a thing for her too. Then a few days later I realized I didn't care one bit about her.

Any experience with this for you guys?

 

[oakraiderz2]

I dont know it i agree with that example. In the experiment this term comes from, employees began working harder when they knew they were being watched. The hawthorne effect is the tendency for individuals to change their behavior when they know theyre being watched. someone liking someone else because they have a crush on them isnt the hawthorne effect.

 

[Ll Principe]

Can you tell me what course you are studying? What degree it is in full and some details on the COURSE itself?

Im interested in starting to study pyschology however, im not sure which line of pyschology I must look into...

Im leaning towards the "type" with the example you displayed... something to do with relationships , etc...?

 

[foomee]

I'm on the child/adolescent course, but this class was a basic psychology majors course. Psychology 4. The reason my teacher used this example was because she's like the psychology and sex professor. So she's really into relationships, sex, and so forth. You can't do much with a bachelor's degree in psych, so try to at least go to grad school.

oakraiderz2, yes, that is where the term originated from. But it does work with many other situations. Say you're at a club and your buddies tell you that a girl keeps smiling at you, wouldn't you quickly stand up straight, try to act cool, etc.? It doesn't have to be just with watching. It's the basic principle of knowing that someone is showing interest in you that changes your behavior.

 

[Microphone Fiend]

the effect wears off after extended periods of time...ie: reality television shows where people revert back to old habits, or overnight celebrities who fall back into old routines.

Also people like people who like them generally. We are all narcissicists deep down inside..

 

[three12]

Its true man..

Remember in High School.. You hear in the yard that some girl, who you don't even know, likes you.

Suddenly, you know who she is, and you keep a little eye out.

You like that she likes you. You want to keep her liking you.

Your behaviour slightly changes. You care about that person more.

BUT there is limitations here. If you're the fat loser who eats out of the bin and you tell the hottest girl in school that you like her... There will also be a change.. She'll stay the f*ck away from ya..

For this to play you need to be on a similar level looks wise, and social status wise.

Or better then her.

three12.

 

[oakraiderz2]

oakraiderz2, yes, that is where the term originated from. But it does work with many other situations. Say you're at a club and your buddies tell you that a girl keeps smiling at you, wouldn't you quickly stand up straight, try to act cool, etc.? It doesn't have to be just with watching. It's the basic principle of knowing that someone is showing interest in you that changes your behavior.

You can do plenty with a BA or BS in psych.

Uhhh...maybe its the fact that i know what im doing, but no, i wouldnt try to act cool or change how im acting. I would catch her in the act and make a move. I still dont see how the hawthorne effect applies to relationships, its not very relevant.

 

[Being_the_Don]

I learned about this in my psych class the other day... the Hawthorne Effect is: people’s behavior and performance change following any new or increased attention.
Basically one way my professor explained it was that, if a girl finds out a guy likes her, she will tend to start finding him more attractive and like him back.

This one really annoying girl I've been talking to admitted she had a huge crush on me, and during that instant I started having a thing for her too. Then a few days later I realized I didn't care one bit about her.

Any experience with this for you guys?

The Hawthorne effect doesn't apply in this case. Why? How often have people (yourself included) known that someone whom they were not attracted to liked them but rather than feeling excited about it instead felt revulsion for that person? Generaly there has to be something there in the first place that amplifies the attraction.

For example if a woman is attracted to you and she knows that you're attracted to her and possibly watching her, she'll do things to get your attention and encourage approach eg hair twirling, eye glances, walk bys, forward lean, smiles, etc. This in turn will increase the attraction you have for her (but it doesn't necessarily mean that you'll act on that attraction of course).

So applying the Hawthorne effect to physical attraction only works if there is something there to work with. If you don't like the person odds are that you never will and any signals from them will make you feel uncomfortable.

 

[tmpgstx]

This does hold some water, but only when the girl does not have many options and not LSE.

In other words, the more insecure she is and you like her, the more she'll push you away. She'll really push you way if she likes you alot, yet is very insecure. Why do you think LSE girls are always sleeping with guys they don't like? This is why.

If she has some self-esteem and options, she'll like you back. If she has no self-esteem and little options, she'll like you back.

Women are relational creatures, therefore they relate to what their perceived value or level is. This why rapport is so important, getting her to flirt etc. If the physical attraction is there, it really creates passion for her on both levels once rapport is established.

 

[COD]

PSYCHO BABBLE--its curiosity........hey this guy likes you.....so she looks over. The chase may begin, but also the behavior does change a little even if she does not like you back. Workers beign watched dont want to get fired......

Is this the crap their teaching in psychology......HEY PEOPLE A NEW THEORY-----if someone knows they are being watched or admired their behaviors change slightly.......WELL DUH!!!!! JUST GRAB A DIGITAL RECORDER OR CAMERA AND WATCH PEOPLE PERFORM DIFFERNTLY.

HOW does this equate to dating......good question.........NEVER EVAH....announce you like her.....keep her guessing, your the prize not her. If she announces she likes you.......DONT CHANGE YOUR AFFECTION LEVEL. SUBTLE SHOW MILD INTEREST, then continue like it no big deal. THIS HAWTHORN in my side EFFECT is whats been going on for like 2 million years.

Watch kittens play............one teases the other and then they chase each other around for a few minutes.....their behaviors changed once one of them showed interest........wow increbibly insightful..........NO......incredible someone FINANCED THIS THEORY AND MADE IT INTO TEXTED BOOKS.

 

[cant think of a user name]

Is this the crap their teaching in psychology......HEY PEOPLE A NEW THEORY-----if someone knows they are being watched or admired their behaviors change slightly.......WELL DUH!!!!! JUST GRAB A DIGITAL RECORDER OR CAMERA AND WATCH PEOPLE PERFORM DIFFERNTLY.

I don't think it is representative of what they teach in psychology; I think the theory is only there to help organisations understand productivity assessment reports better by accounting for the variances in productivity that can be attributed to the 'Hawthorne effect'.

But then again I don't do psych, have only encountered this theory in a business subject .