How we act when we are seen | Damon Brown

Do you act different when other people are watching? Most of us do. Damon Brown explains this phenomena, called the Hawthorne Effect after a famous productivity test within a factory. In this perspective-shifting talk, Brown applies this conclusion to our children and the impact it has when they feel seen by their parents.
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Filmed at TEDActive 2014.
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