IBCLC exam research section correction n answers graded A+ 2024/2025

IBCLC exam research sectionHawthorne effect - correct answer study participants behave differently (usually better) because they know they are being observed Placebo effect - correct answer The placebo effect is when a "fake treatment" (e.g., a sugar pill) is used in one study group (while the other group gets the "real" treatment) and it works because the person believes it will work. But it has no "real" therapeutic properties. Pygmalion effect - correct answer Also called the Rosenthal effect, this phenomenon occurs when expectations lead to an increase in performance. This effect is named after the Greek myth of Pygmalion, a sculptor who fell in love with a statue he had carved. Rosenthal effect - correct answer Named for the 1968 work of Rosenthal and Jacobsen, this effect occurs when the teacher's expectations influence the student's performance. Also called the Pygmalian effect. (This is different from the Hawthorne effect, which is more about "observation" than about "expectations." VanderWoude effect - correct answer As far as I know, there is no such thing as the VanderWoode effect! I made it up! (There is definitely a VanderWoode syndrome, but that's a clinical condition, not a research effect!) phenomenology - correct answer Phenomenology answers the question: "What is it like to have a certain experience?" It seeks to understand the phenomenon of a lived experience - this may be related to an emotion, such as loneliness or depression, to a relationship, or to being part of an organization or group. grounded theory - correct answer Grounded theory focuses on the task of theory construction and verification. The inductive nature of qualitative research is considered essential for generating a theory. It searches to identify the core social processes within a given social situation. According to classic authorities, Glaser and Straus,