What actual event could have been predicted based on the results of Zimbardo's classic prisoner study at Stanford University?
A) the prison break at Attica prison in New York
B) the events in Waco, Texas, in which followers of a cult were killed by government agents
C) the events at Abu Gharib prison in Iraq
D) the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
Answer: C
Rationale: Many people have drawn a direct connection between the Stanford Prison experiment and the prisoner abuse scandal at Abu Ghraib. American soldiers were put in a prison and told to guard the prisoners. Without the appropriate supervision and instructions, even mild-mannered, good-natured people can do cruel and terrible things to others.
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