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The 'Hennessy Effect' is a Sociological term given to the 'Event of influencing the outcome of a decision without contact' (According to the Oxford Dictionary) The term was first coined by sociologist Alex Hennessy, and further developed by his colleagues Richard Tomkins and Salewudin Ibrahim, and was officially recognised by the British Sociological Association on February 14th 2010, and entered into the Oxford Dictionary on April 22nd 2010.

History - The origins of the term 'Hennessy Effect' were coined after the unexpected results of Alex Hennessy's Sociology AS level results. After writing an account of a hilarious incident involving himself and various other characters within the game 'Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas', he was sure he had failed the exam. However, upon opening the envelope containing his results, a note fell out. It read 'Nice one mate, i loved GTA when i was little. That took balls to write what you did.' The anonymous marker (believed to be a university student in the North West area of England) had thus given Alex two B grades. Baffled tutors, stunned peers and a gobsmacked Alex decided to investigate this weird and unheard of anomaly. Alex, along side his A level colleagues Richard Tomkins and Salewudin Ibrahim launched a sociological study into the anomaly they described as 'The Hennessy Effect'.

Explanation - 'The Hennessy Effect' is influencing the marker of an exam or instructor of a test (or similar scenario) without physical contact. This may be through style of writing, body language or even something as minute as smell. Tests show that a certain smell can ignite emotion or thought within a person, and this can effect the mood or attitude. The change in mood or attitude can change the mind of that person, and this can be completed through the any contact, non physical ie writing, smell, something the subject wears etc. Alex Hennessy's grade was upgraded after the mood of the marking student was changed, and therefore an unfair mark was given.