The Stanford Prison Experiment, in Which College Students Were Recruited

question 4

Multiple Choice

The Stanford prison experiment, in which college students were recruited to play the roles of guards and prisoners in a prison, is an example of a

• A) deception study.
• B) simulation study.
• C) correlational study.
• D) mutual disclosure study.

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Definitions:

Introspection

The examination of one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations as a means of personal reflection or psychological analysis.

Conditioning

A process of behavior modification by which a subject comes to respond in a desired manner to a previously neutral stimulus.

Masculinity

A set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with boys and men as prescribed by society.

Gender

Refers to the range of characteristics pertaining to, and differentiating between, masculinity and femininity.