The Fact That the Guards in the Stanford Prison Study

Multiple Choice

The fact that the guards in the Stanford Prison study, who did not know that they were being observed, did not use their actual names, and wore reflective sunglasses that prevented direct eye contact, all suggest that _____________ may have played a key role in producing the results obtained in this experiment.

A) the self-fulfilling prophecy
B) social facilitation
C) the perceived legitimacy of the authority figures
D) deindividuation