A. Guards did not take their roles seriously
B. guards readily assumed their roles as agents of force
C. the prisoners and the guards quickly became friendly towards one another
D. three prisoners were so severely beaten they had to be hospitalized
Related Mcqs:
- Why did Zimbardo and his collaborators (1982) have to terminate their Stanford Prison Study?
A. The participants were not conforming to their roles
B. The guards were not prepared to harass, humiliate and intimidate the prisoners
C. The prisoners increasingly showed signs of individual and group disintegration
D. The experiment was set in a real prison with real prisoners, which raised a fierce human rights debate - Why was the Stanford prison experiment ended early?
A. The experimenters got enough data
B. Too many participants quit
C. The administration could not longer support it
D. The participants were taking their roles too seriously - How many factors does Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales—Fifth Edition feature for each of which yields an index score?
A. Four
B. Four or five
C. Exactly five
D. Exactly three - Stanford Binet test cover which of the following age group?
A. From age 25+
B. The entire lifespan (ages 2-85+)
C. From age 2-50 years
D. Academic - In _________ method of study in psychology, passive study and analysis of human behaviour is usually done.
A. Introspection Method
B. Experimental Method
C. Observational Method
D. Genetic Method - A systematic study of facts according to a reliable and correct method of study is called a __________?
A. Scientific Study
B. Biological Study
C. Methodology
D. Social Technique - We wish to test the hypothesis that music improves learning. We compare test scores of students who study to music with those who study in silence, Which of the following is an extraneous variable in this experiments?
A. the presence or absence of music
B. the students test scores
C. the amount of time allowed the studying
D. silence - You have just conducted a research study, if the responses of the participants significantly differ from what would be expected if there was no relationship among the variables in your study, then it would be appropriate for your to:
A. Use a different method to replicated use results
B. Obtain a larger sample to replicate results
C. Perform manipulation checks
D. Reject the null hypothesis
E. All of the above - Which of the following is true of Milgram’s (1963) study of obedience? The study found that:
A. Quite ordinary people taking part in a laboratory experiment were not prepared to administer electric shocks just because an experimenter told them to do so
B. Participants believed that the shocks they administered would not harm anyone
C. Apparently pathological behaviour may not be due to individual pathology but to particular social circumstances
D. None of the above - Which dimension of personality can predict individual preferences for study areas, number of study breaks and performance on long vigilance tasks?
A. External-internal
B. Experimenting-conservative
C. Neuroticism-stability
D. Extraversion-introversion
