Phillip Zimbardo Investigated Social Roles When He Had Students __________

question 227

Multiple Choice

Phillip Zimbardo investigated social roles when he had students __________

• A) give fake electric shocks to "learners."
• B) asked accomplices to deliberately lie about the length of a line to a subject.
• C) play a boring game and then say it was an interesting task.
• D) take on the roles of prison guards and prison inmates.

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Definitions:

National Public Radio

A non-profit media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of public radio stations in the United States.

Allocation of Resources

The process by which resources are distributed for the production of goods and services within an economy.

Government Intervention

Regulatory actions taken by a government in order to affect decisions made by individuals, groups, or organizations within its economic systems.

Excludable

A characteristic of a good or service that allows the owner or provider to prevent others from using it without permission.