In the Stanford Prison study, guards quickly became more aggressive, five prisoners were released early, and the study planned for fourteen days was stopped on day six.
Which conclusion is supported by these findings?
Assigned roles and the prison situation influenced the behaviour of guards and prisoners.
Every guard behaved cruelly from the beginning of the study.
Prisoners showed no distress during the study.
Individual personality completely determined behaviour in the mock prison.
36 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Psychology 5.2 Studies, covering 5.2.1 Piliavin et al (1969) and 5.2.2 Haney, Banks, and Zimbardo (1973). Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.