Another example that reality is distorted in both “Beauty and the Geek” and Big Brother” is the fact a camera is on the participants constantly. In the case of “Big Brother,” the cameras were on them 24/7. In sociology the term is called, “The Hawthorne Effect,” which means a person changes their normal behavior to perceive themselves in a positive manner in the outsiders/ other person’s perspective. If people are acting oddly because they are on a TV show, how is it reality? Their literal behavior is changed because they know they are being watched. Some reasons people change their behavior because they are in front of a camera include trying to be noticed and to receive high ratings in order to hopefully continue their career and the career
