What Does the Stanford Prison Study Tell Us About the Relationship

question 101

Multiple Choice

What does the Stanford prison study tell us about the relationship between social roles and behavior?

• A)People who are naturally aggressive and authoritarian seek out social roles that allow them to behave in this way.
• B)"Good" people will refuse to behave according to the norms of a social role if they are required to be harsh or abusive to other people.
• C)When people are placed in social roles with a lot of power,their behavior often changes to fit their new role.
• D)Inmates naturally take on different social roles in a prison,with some becoming aggressive and authoritarian,while others become passive and submissive.

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Definitions:

Activation

The act of making something active or operative, especially within biological or technical systems.

Persistence

The quality of continuing steadfastly or firmly in some action, purpose, or course of action in spite of opposition.

Specific Nerve Energies

The concept that different sensory nerves convey specific qualities of sensations to the brain, such as sight or sound.

Dualism

A philosophical concept that sees mind and body as two distinct entities that interact and influence each other.