In Zimbaro's (1973) study the participants
A) were ordered to deliver painful electric shocks to a stranger.
B) were assigned to be guards or prisoners in a simulated prison.
C) indicated which of three lines matched a "standard line" in length.
D) were ordered to give consistently wrong answers to simple questions.

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In Zimbardo's (1973) study, participants were assigned to be guards or prisoners in a simulated prison, which aimed to investigate the effects of social roles on behavior. The participants were not ordered to deliver painful electric shocks, give consistently wrong answers, or indicate which of three lines matched a "standard line."

In Zimbaro's (1973) Study the Participants