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Fallaw Sowell - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the Hawthorne effect and energy awareness
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013Co-Authors: Daniel Schwartz, Tama Krishnamurti, Aruch Fischhoff, Fallaw SowellAbstract:The feeling of being observed or merely participating in an experiment can affect individuals’ behavior. Referred to as the Hawthorne effect, this inconsistently observed phenomenon can both provide insight into individuals' behavior and confound the interpretation of experimental manipulations. Here, we pursue both topics in examining how the Hawthorne effect emerges in a large field experiment focused on residential consumers’ electricity use. These consumers received five postcards notifying, and then reminding, them of their participation in a Study of household electricity use. We found evidence for a Hawthorne (Study participation) effect, seen in a reduction of their electricity use—even though they received no information, instruction, or incentives to change. Responses to a follow-up survey suggested that the effect reflected heightened awareness of energy consumption. Consistent with that interpretation, the treatment effect vanished when the intervention ended.
Daniel Schwartz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the Hawthorne effect and energy awareness
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013Co-Authors: Daniel Schwartz, Tama Krishnamurti, Aruch Fischhoff, Fallaw SowellAbstract:The feeling of being observed or merely participating in an experiment can affect individuals’ behavior. Referred to as the Hawthorne effect, this inconsistently observed phenomenon can both provide insight into individuals' behavior and confound the interpretation of experimental manipulations. Here, we pursue both topics in examining how the Hawthorne effect emerges in a large field experiment focused on residential consumers’ electricity use. These consumers received five postcards notifying, and then reminding, them of their participation in a Study of household electricity use. We found evidence for a Hawthorne (Study participation) effect, seen in a reduction of their electricity use—even though they received no information, instruction, or incentives to change. Responses to a follow-up survey suggested that the effect reflected heightened awareness of energy consumption. Consistent with that interpretation, the treatment effect vanished when the intervention ended.
Tama Krishnamurti - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the Hawthorne effect and energy awareness
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013Co-Authors: Daniel Schwartz, Tama Krishnamurti, Aruch Fischhoff, Fallaw SowellAbstract:The feeling of being observed or merely participating in an experiment can affect individuals’ behavior. Referred to as the Hawthorne effect, this inconsistently observed phenomenon can both provide insight into individuals' behavior and confound the interpretation of experimental manipulations. Here, we pursue both topics in examining how the Hawthorne effect emerges in a large field experiment focused on residential consumers’ electricity use. These consumers received five postcards notifying, and then reminding, them of their participation in a Study of household electricity use. We found evidence for a Hawthorne (Study participation) effect, seen in a reduction of their electricity use—even though they received no information, instruction, or incentives to change. Responses to a follow-up survey suggested that the effect reflected heightened awareness of energy consumption. Consistent with that interpretation, the treatment effect vanished when the intervention ended.
Aruch Fischhoff - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the Hawthorne effect and energy awareness
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2013Co-Authors: Daniel Schwartz, Tama Krishnamurti, Aruch Fischhoff, Fallaw SowellAbstract:The feeling of being observed or merely participating in an experiment can affect individuals’ behavior. Referred to as the Hawthorne effect, this inconsistently observed phenomenon can both provide insight into individuals' behavior and confound the interpretation of experimental manipulations. Here, we pursue both topics in examining how the Hawthorne effect emerges in a large field experiment focused on residential consumers’ electricity use. These consumers received five postcards notifying, and then reminding, them of their participation in a Study of household electricity use. We found evidence for a Hawthorne (Study participation) effect, seen in a reduction of their electricity use—even though they received no information, instruction, or incentives to change. Responses to a follow-up survey suggested that the effect reflected heightened awareness of energy consumption. Consistent with that interpretation, the treatment effect vanished when the intervention ended.
