(Video: The Stanford prison study: The power of the situation) Zimbardo concludes that his study demonstrates the power of ________ to shape behavior.

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Zimbardo's study demonstrated the power of the social environment to shape behavior. The behavior of the participants in the study was influenced by the roles they were assigned and the rules and norms of the prison environment they were in, rather than their inherent personality traits or psychological disorders.

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