Stanford Prison trivia
Stanford Prison Mini Quiz
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The Stanford Prison Experiment primarily demonstrates how human behavior changes based on what factor?
In this 1971 study, ordinary college students quickly adopted the abusive or submissive traits of their randomly assigned roles, proving the power of situational forces.
What extreme prisoner reaction forced researchers to abruptly halt the Stanford Prison Experiment?
The planned two-week study ended after just six days because several healthy students experienced acute distress, uncontrollable crying, and depression.
What did the guards' mirrored sunglasses in the Stanford Prison Experiment primarily eliminate?
Researchers gave guards these reflective glasses to promote deindividuation, making them feel anonymous and preventing empathy-building connections with inmates.
The Stanford Prison Experiment lost objectivity when lead researcher Philip Zimbardo assumed what specific role?
By actively running the mock facility, Zimbardo became so deeply immersed in his own simulation that he ignored severe ethical violations until an outsider intervened.