In the Famous Zimbardo Prison Study, Stanford Students Were Assigned

question 121

Multiple Choice

In the famous Zimbardo prison study, Stanford students were assigned the role of either a prisoner or a guard so that the experimenters could examine prison life behaviors and interactions.The experiment was intended to run for two weeks but was stopped after only six days because of the brutal behavior of the guards and the depression of the prisoners.What was the independent variable in this study?

• A) participants' behaviors
• B) depression
• C) role assigned to student
• D) length of the study

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