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What was the Stanford prison experiment?

A. A class learning about discrimination
B. Groups of campers playing cops and robbers
C. A 10-year study of American prisons
D. Students acting the parts of prisoners and guards
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D should be the answer. This was an attempt to investigate psychological effects of perceived power. This mainly focused on the struggle between prisoners and prison officers.
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D. Students acting the parts of prisoners and guards
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