In the Mock Prison Study Carried Out by Zimbardo and Colleagues

question 84

Multiple Choice

In the mock prison study carried out by Zimbardo and colleagues:

• A) norms developed over the course of the study that led to cooperation between prisoner and guard
• B) guards became more and more abusive over the course of the study
• C) prisoners did not take the situation seriously, but the guards certainly did
• D) the study was supposed to last one week, but was extended to three weeks
• E) both c and d

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