Dr.Mottle's experiment is conducted in the School of Nursing's cafeteria.The student nurses that she observes in the study do not know that they are being studied.
A)Dr.Mottle is conducting a single-blind experiment.
B)Dr.Mottle has no idea what she is doing.
C)Dr.Mottle is conducting a highly controlled laboratory experiment.
D)Dr.Mottle wishes to avoid the Hawthorne effect.

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Dr. Mottle wishes to avoid the Hawthorne effect, which is the tendency for people to change their behavior when they know they are being observed. By not telling the student nurses that they are being studied, Dr. Mottle can avoid this effect and get more accurate results.

DrMottle's Experiment Is Conducted in the School of Nursing's Cafeteria