Haney,Banks and Zimbardo designed a simulated prison to measure

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Haney, Banks, and Zimbardo designed a simulated prison to test the situational hypothesis, which suggests that the behavior of individuals is strongly influenced by the context or situation they find themselves in. The experiment aimed to investigate how individuals would respond to the roles of prison guards and inmates in a simulated prison environment. The dispositional hypothesis, option A, suggests that an individual's behavior is primarily determined by their personal traits and characteristics. Option B is not accurate as the experiment did not aim to measure the innately violent behavior of prison guards. Option D is also not accurate, as the experiment did not study how violent inmates could be subdued.

Haney,Banks and Zimbardo Designed a Simulated Prison to Measure