SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
VISION SENSORY AND PERCEPTUAL PROCESSING
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Question
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The Zimbardo study is considered to be a
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Lab study
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Naturalistic study
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Experiment
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Observation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Zimbardo (1973) conducted an extremely controversial study on conformity to social roles, called the Stanford Prison Experiment. His aim was to examine whether people would conform to the social roles of a prison guard or prisoner, when placed in a mock prison environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to Zimbardo and his colleagues, the Stanford Prison Experiment revealed how people will readily conform to the social roles they are expected to play, especially if the roles are as strongly stereotyped as those of the prison guards.
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