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Re:Making a Three-Stone Hearth as Efficient as an Improved C... by rasz_pl on Monday December 21, 2015 @09:48PM (#10775462)
Might be simple placebo effect, here have this super efficient stove.
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Re:Making a Three-Stone Hearth as Efficient as an Improved C... by dalke on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @02:01AM (#10776304)
I think you mean Hawthorne effect?
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Re:Making a Three-Stone Hearth as Efficient as an Improved C... by rasz_pl on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @02:17AM (#10776346)
I dont think so? They observed three families, but most likely told one of them all about the new amazingly efficient stove.
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Re:Making a Three-Stone Hearth as Efficient as an Improved C... by dalke on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @03:02AM (#10776463)
"The Hawthorne effect (also referred to as the observer effect) is a type of reactivity in which individuals modify or improve an aspect of their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed."
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