Philip Zimbardo's Study of a Simulated Prison Environment That Used

question 95

Multiple Choice

Philip Zimbardo's study of a simulated prison environment that used college students as prisoners and prison guards

• A) indicated that it is impossible to replicate a "real life" situation in a laboratory.
• B) demonstrated that a social structure can influence the type of social interactions that occur.
• C) indicated that social interactions are not influenced by social structure characteristics.
• D) All of these answers are correct.

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