The Stanford Prison study was constructed to examine the influence of these implicit rules for behaving in certain situations.
A) social roles
B) normative influences
C) individual traits
D) social traits

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The Stanford Prison study was designed to investigate the impact of social roles on human behavior. The participants were randomly assigned roles of prisoners or guards, and the study found that their behavior quickly became consistent with the perceived expectations and norms of those respective roles. Therefore, the study primarily examined the influence of social roles on behavior, making option A) the best choice.

The Stanford Prison Study Was Constructed to Examine the Influence