Jonathan,as a new police officer,believed that his job was to help people in the community.His partner,who is an experienced officer,told Jonathan that being a good officer involved looking for any reason to arrest and detain others.Jonathan now spends his day trying to arrest as many people as possible.Based on the findings of Zimbardo's prison study,Jonathan's change in attitude about his job illustrates the impact of

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Jonathan's change in attitude about his job, from helping people to trying to arrest as many people as possible, is an example of role playing on attitudes. This is similar to what happened in Zimbardo's prison study, where participants (college students who were randomly assigned to be either prisoners or guards) quickly adopted their assigned roles and the attitudes that came with them.

Jonathan,as a New Police Officer,believed That His Job Was to Help