In Zimbardo's prison study, male college students agreed to participate in a 2-week experiment to discover what would happen when they took on the roles of prisoners and guards. After the prisoners staged a revolt, the researchers found that __________.
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
Answer: A
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a. social learning b. self-esteem c. catharsis d. self-control
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Sample size is dependent on:
a. how many people are in the population. b. the variability of the population. c. acceptable amount of sampling error. d. all of these