During the Final, Winner-Take-All Game 7 of the Hockey Playoff

question 61

Multiple Choice

During the final, winner-take-all Game 7 of the hockey playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, a Pittsburgh player violently slashes Ottawa's team captain. In retaliation, one of the Ottawa players skates full-speed right into the Pittsburgh goalie, knocking him over and leaving him with a concussion. After this, fights break out between most members of both teams.
-The Ottawa player who skates into Pittsburgh's goalie believes this behaviour is part of his role as an "enforcer." This is similar to the behaviours of participants in which famous early psychology experiment

• A) Zimbardo's Stanford County Prison Experiment
• B) Milgram's Obedience Experiments
• C) Asch's Conformity Experiments
• D) Festinger's Cognitive Dissonance Experiment

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Definitions:

Gray matter

Regions of the brain and spinal cord packed with neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, playing a key role in processing and regulating neural signals.

Neuron cell bodies

The central part of a neuron (nerve cell) that contains the nucleus and is responsible for processing and transmitting neural information.

Myelinated axons

Nerve fibers surrounded by a protective myelin sheath, facilitating faster transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Vertebral level

Relates to the specific position of a vertebra in the spine, often used to identify particular spinal nerves or injuries.