The Fact That Guards in the Stanford Prison Study Did

question 222

Multiple Choice

The fact that guards in the Stanford Prison study did not use their actual names,did not know that they were being observed,and wore reflective sunglasses that prevented direct eye contact all suggest that a key role in producing the results obtained in this experiment was _____________ .

• A)the self-fulfilling prophecy
• B)social facilitation
• C)perceived legitimacy of the authority figures
• D)deindividuation

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