In the classic social psychology experiment known as the Stanford Prison Experiment, the
a. most sadistic participants were assigned the roles of guards.
b. participants who were thought to be "helpless" types were assigned the roles of prisoners.
c. participants were assigned roles that were the opposite of their natural inclinations.
d. participants were assigned roles through random procedures.
Answer: d. participants were assigned roles through random procedures.
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a. Encourage children to accept conventional wisdom. b. Praise children for correct answers, not for working hard. c. Realize that only a few children have the potential for creative thinking and don't expect to be able to develop the creativity of the other children. d. Encourage children to take risks and not worry about novel and unusual answers being silly.