The Difference in Behavior Between the Sadistic "Guards" and the Dehumanized

question 223

Multiple Choice

The difference in behavior between the sadistic "guards" and the dehumanized "prisoners" in the Zimbardo prison study is best attributed to

• A) pathological personalities.
• B) the ascribed roles they were asked to play.
• C) personal histories not revealed in prior screening.
• D) their respective ages.

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Definitions:

Standard Deviation

Measures the amount of variation or dispersion from the average in a set of data, indicating consistency or variability across the data set.

Success Rate

A metric used to quantify the proportion of successful outcomes out of the total number of attempts or cases.

Poisson Distribution

A discrete probability distribution that expresses the probability of a given number of events occurring in a fixed interval of time or space.

Calls

Telecommunication connections initiated for communication, or financial options contracts granting the right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell at a set price.