What Actual Event Could Have Been Predicted Based on the Results

question 116

Multiple Choice

What actual event could have been predicted based on the results of Zimbardo's classic prisoner study at Stanford University?

• A) the prison break at Attica prison in New York
• B) the events in Waco, Texas, in which followers of a cult were killed by government agents
• C) the events at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq
• D) the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001

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Definitions:

Demand Is Elastic

A situation where the quantity demanded of a product changes significantly with a change in its price.

Total Revenue

The overall amount of money earned by a firm from the sale of its products or services before any costs are subtracted.

Point Elasticity

A measure of elasticity that uses the slope measurement.

Slope Measurement

The rate at which a line or curve inclines or declines, indicating the relationship between changes in variables on a graph.