Applicants for the Stanford Prison Study Were Screened for Physical

Multiple Choice

Applicants for the Stanford Prison Study were screened for physical and mental health, as well as randomly assigned to the prisoner and guard conditions. This was important because it

A) minimized the effects of the situation.
B) ruled out the effects of individual differences that could have contributed to differences in behavior.
C) decreased the insurance premiums charged to the university.
D) protected those individuals running the study from harm.