Understanding the Stanford Prison Experiment

The primary ethical concern associated with the Stanford Prison Experiment was (a)   .

• Physical harm to participants
• Psychological harm to participants
• Use of real prisoners
• Lack of a control group

How long was the Stanford Prison Experiment originally planned to last?

• Ten days

• Two weeks

• One month

• One week

Match the following factors with the corresponding reasons they contributed to the guards' abusive behavior in the Stanford Prison Experiment.

• Resulted from the absence of authoritative oversight

• Personal vendettas

• Caused by the reaction to prisoners' defiance

• Lack of supervision

• Directed by the experimental setup to enforce strict rules

• Instructions to be oppressive

• Stemmed from personal conflicts and biases

• Prisoners' resistance

What was a major criticism of the Stanford Prison Experiment highlighted in recent discussions?

• Participants were not randomly selected

• The results were not published

• It was conducted in a real prison

• Guards were instructed on how to behave

What was the main question the Stanford Prison Experiment aimed to answer?

• How do prisons affect mental health?

• Does environment influence behavior?

• Is evil inherent in humans?

• Can people escape from prison?

In the new experimental design, what was used to measure potential cruelty?

• Time taken to complete tasks

• Verbal insults

• Physical restraints

• A 'distractor button' to send loud noises

The new experiment found that the influence of anonymity and power without encouragement to be cruel resulted in (a)   .

• Only a few participants showed crue
• Participants requested to stop the
• No significant increase in cruelty
• Participants were highly aggressive

What conclusion can be drawn about personality's role in the behavior observed in the new experiment?

• Personality had little to no effect

• Personality was a major factor

• All personalities adapted to the power given

• Only negative personalities showed cruelty

Which of the following did the Stanford Prison Experiment illustrate in regards to social psychology?

• team membership on social loafing

• frustration on aggression

• role-playing on attitudes

• groupthink on social conflict