The ______ was an investigation into the effects of authority and was discontinued after mere days when it found that guards quickly began to abuse inmates.

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The Stanford prison experiment was a psychological study conducted in 1971 by Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University, which investigated the psychological effects of perceived power by assigning volunteer participants as either guards or prisoners in a simulated prison environment. The experiment was discontinued after only six days due to the abusive behavior of the "guards" towards the "prisoners," demonstrating how quickly individuals could adopt abusive roles when placed in a position of authority.

The ______ Was an Investigation into the Effects of Authority