Gap-fill on the Stanford Prison Experiment (Zimbardo et al, 1973)

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Zimbardo set up a mock prison in the basement of [___] University, [___] for participants, and selected those deemed as [___] stable after [___] testing

Stanford

advertised

emotionally

psychological

[__] men selected, who were paid [__] per day. Participants were randomly assigned roles as prisoners or guards. Prisoners were [___] at their homes by real police, blindfolded, strip-searched, deloused, issued a uniform and number. Daily routine was heavily [___].

$15

arrested

regulated

Guards uniform included a wooden [___], handcuffs and shades. They worked in shifts with [_] at a time and were told they had complete power.

baton

Social roles were quickly established and [c__] to. Guards constantly [h__] prisoners and enjoyed their power. Prisoners rebelled by [r__] their uniforms and [s__] at guards. The guards fought back with [__-__]. Prisoners became[___]

conformed

harassed

ripping

shouting

fire extinguishers

subdued/anxious/depressed

One prisoner was released after showing extreme [d__] and [_] more followed. One prisoner went on [h__s__] and a guard attempted to [f__f__] them.

distress

hunger strike

force feed

The study was stopped after [_] days instead of [__], because the behaviour became a threat to the physical and mental health of the participants.