Binciken Hawthorne da aka sani ya bincika canje-canje ga yanayin aiki a masana'antar Hawthorne na Kamfanin Wutar Lantarki na Yamma. Masu binciken suna sha'awar sanin ko ƙara hasken haske zai ƙara yawan aiki na ma'aikatan layin taro. Masu binciken sun fara auna yawan aiki a cikin shuka, sannan suka gyara hasken a wani yanki na shuka kuma suka bincika idan canje-canje a cikin hasken ya shafi yawan aiki. Ya bayyana cewa hakika yawan aiki ya inganta (a ƙarƙashin yanayin gwaji). Koyaya, ana yin nazarin sosai a yau saboda kurakurai a cikin hanyoyin gwaji, musamman saboda rashin ƙungiyar kulawa da makanta. Hawthorne yana nufin cewa gano sakamakon kanta (a wannan yanayin, ma'aikaci) ya canza saboda lura da yawan aiki. Hawthorne ya kasance mai sha'awar binciken saboda ba a canza sakamakon binciken ba: Amma waɗancan kurakurai sun zama masu mahimmanci saboda ba a canza sakamakon binciken ba.
hanyoyin gwaji, musamman don rashin ƙungiyar kulawa da makanta