The Stanford Prison Study
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main reason participants preferred to be prisoners rather than guards in the Stanford Prison Experiment?
They were afraid of the responsibilities of being guards.
They identified more with the role of prisoners.
They were paid more as prisoners.
They were not given a choice.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What triggered the prisoners' rebellion on the second day of the experiment?
They were promised a reward for rebelling.
They wanted to assert their individuality.
They were not given enough food.
They were encouraged by the guards.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the ethos of the 70s influence the prisoners' actions during the rebellion?
It led them to form alliances with the guards.
It encouraged them to seek freedom and individuality.
It made them more compliant.
It made them indifferent to the experiment.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the guards' response to the prisoners' rebellion?
They ignored the rebellion.
They used force to regain control.
They called off the experiment.
They negotiated with the prisoners.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What marked the turning point in the Stanford Prison Experiment?
The prisoners escaped the facility.
The participants switched roles.
The guards began to see the prisoners as dangerous.
The experiment was extended for another week.
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