To demonstrate how role-based expectations can powerfully affect behavior, a psychology professor assigns half his students to be "parents" and half to be "children", then observes them for the day. The result is that students assigned to be children begin to act impulsively and irresponsibly, while those assigned to be parents act more responsibly and show signs of stress. The "parents" and "children" in this example most resemble
A. the teacher and learner in the Milgram obedience study.
B. the guards and prisoners in the Stanford Prison study.
C. the Rattlers and the Eagles in the Robbers Cove study.
D. the participants and the confederates in Asch's conformity study.
Answer: B
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