In Phil Zimbardo's prison study, college students agreed to participate in a two-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards. When people were given the role of "guard" with authority:

a) the guards became more aggressive.
b) all of the guards decided to quit the experiment.
c) the guards tried to be "tough but fair."
d) the experimenters had everyone switch roles.


ANS: A

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