Q 01/05

Which psychologist's protest ended the Stanford prison experiment, a year before she married Philip Zimbardo?

A) Elizabeth Loftus

B) Christina Maslach

C) Mamie Phipps Clark

D) Mary Ainsworth

Answer · why

B) Christina Maslach

Christina Maslach was the only one of 50 or more outside visitors to question the study's morality. She had just finished her doctorate and came to he...

Q 02/05

The Stanford prison experiment was planned to last two weeks, but after how long was it shut down?

A) One day

B) Three days

C) Six days

D) Twelve days

Answer · why

C) Six days

Six days in, Zimbardo called a halt. Videotapes had shown the guards stepping up their abuse in the middle of the night, when they thought no research...

Q 03/05

How much per day were the male college students who volunteered for the Stanford prison experiment promised?

A) $5

B) $15

C) $50

D) $150

Answer · why

B) $15

$15 a day drew more than 70 applicants. One future guard said he chose the study over summer work at a pizza parlor.

Q 04/05

In which part of the university's psychology building was the mock jail for the Stanford prison experiment built?

A) The basement

B) The top floor

C) The loading dock

D) The east wing

Answer · why

A) The basement

The basement of Jordan Hall had a corridor boarded up at each end to serve as the prison yard. Laboratory doors were swapped for specially made ones w...

Q 05/05

Which California city's real police force staged surprise arrests to launch the Stanford prison experiment?

A) San Jose

B) Oakland

C) Sacramento

D) Palo Alto

Answer · why

D) Palo Alto

Palo Alto officers turned up unannounced, handcuffed the volunteers, read them their rights and drove them to the station for booking and fingerprinti...