Stan Has Been in Prison for Almost a Year

question 39

Multiple Choice

Stan has been in prison for almost a year.When he first arrived he had trouble sleeping and was very fearful.As the year progressed, he developed a "tough guy"
Veneer and now has a general understanding of the culture of the prison.According
To Clemmer (1958) , Stan has undergone

• A)colonization.
• B)prisonization.
• C)tolerantization.
• D)habituation.

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.