Stanford prison experiment - Quiz
Stanford prison experiment
  • 1. When was the set up for the Stanford prison experiment conducted?
A) Tuesday, August 17
B) Monday, August 16
C) Saturday, August 14
D) Sunday, August 15
  • 2. What did participants assigned to the guard role attend on August 14?
A) A training session on psychological warfare
B) An orientation where they were briefed and given uniforms
C) A mock arrest by the local police
D) A full booking procedure at the police headquarters
  • 3. When did Day 1 of the experiment take place?
A) Sunday, August 15
B) Monday, August 16
C) Saturday, August 14
D) Tuesday, August 17
  • 4. Who mock-arrested the participants assigned a prisoner role?
A) The local Palo Alto police
B) San Francisco television reporters
C) The experiment warden
D) Zimbardo's research team
  • 5. Were the prisoner participants informed in advance that they would be arrested?
A) Yes, it was written in their contract
B) No, they were intentionally not informed
C) Yes, they were notified a week prior
D) Yes, they planned the arrests with the police
  • 6. Whose ethics contract was breached by surprising the prisoners with arrests?
A) The San Francisco television station contract
B) Zimbardo's own contract
C) The university ethics board contract
D) The Palo Alto police department's contract
  • 7. What penal codes were the prisoners charged with during the mock arrest?
A) Penal Codes 311 and 549
B) Penal Codes 211 and 459
C) Penal Codes 100 and 200
D) Penal Codes 411 and 659
  • 8. What specific crimes did Penal Codes 211 and 459 represent?
A) Assault and battery
B) Grand theft and trespassing
C) Vandalism and disturbing the peace
D) Armed robbery and burglary
  • 9. Where were full booking procedures performed on the prisoners?
A) Palo Alto City police headquarters
B) The Stanford County Jail mock prison
C) A San Francisco television studio
D) The university psychology building
  • 10. What did booking procedures at the police headquarters include?
A) Signing the ethics contract and receiving rules
B) Strip searching, issuing uniforms, and assigning numbers
C) Warning of Miranda rights, fingerprinting, and taking of mug shots
D) Medical examinations and psychological evaluations
  • 11. Who video-documented the mock arrests using Zimbardo's car?
A) A local San Francisco television station reporter
B) A Stanford University researcher
C) A Palo Alto police officer
D) One of the back-up guards
  • 12. How many guards prepared for the arrival of the inmates initially?
A) Four guards
B) Three guards
C) Two guards
D) Six guards
  • 13. How were the prisoners transported to the mock prison?
A) In a private van silently
B) Walking in handcuffs with the reporter
C) In Zimbardo's car
D) In police cars with sirens wailing
  • 14. What was the name of the mock prison?
A) Zimbardo Penitentiary
B) Palo Alto City Jail
C) Stanford Correctional Facility
D) Stanford County Jail
  • 15. What happened to the prisoners immediately upon arrival at the mock prison?
A) They were allowed to make a phone call
B) They were given a hot meal
C) They were given comfortable beds
D) They were systematically strip searched
  • 16. What new identities were the prisoners given at the mock prison?
A) Fake criminal aliases
B) Inmate identification numbers
C) New legal names
D) Rank titles
  • 17. What did the prisoners wear?
A) Uncomfortable, ill-fitting smocks without underwear, stocking caps, and an ankle chain
B) Striped prisoner uniforms with heavy boots
C) Standard orange jumpsuits with belts and shoes
D) Regular street clothes with identification tags
  • 18. Where were the prisoners' identification numbers sewn?
A) On their stocking caps
B) On their smocks' sleeves only
C) On their ankle chains
D) On their uniforms
  • 19. Why were guards instructed to call prisoners by their assigned numbers instead of their names?
A) Because the guards forgot their real names
B) To protect prisoner privacy
C) To maintain military discipline
D) To dehumanize prisoners
  • 20. Who greeted the prisoners and conveyed the seriousness of their offense?
A) Zimbardo
B) The lead guard
C) The police chief
D) The warden
  • 21. When did Day 2 of the experiment take place?
A) Saturday, August 14
B) Monday, August 16
C) Tuesday, August 17
D) Sunday, August 15
  • 22. What time did the prisoners rebel against the guards' wake-up calls on Day 2?
A) 6:00 am
B) 8:30 am
C) 2:30 am
D) 12:00 am
  • 23. What sounds constituted the guards' wake-up calls on Day 2?
A) Whistles and clanging of batons
B) Stamping feet and clapping
C) Bells ringing and loudspeaker orders
D) Sirens wailing and shouting
  • 24. What did prisoners refuse to do during the rebellion on Day 2?
A) Answer to their identification numbers
B) Use the bucket in their cells
C) Wear their stocking caps and smocks
D) Leave their cells to eat in the yard
  • 25. What actions did prisoners take against their uniforms during the rebellion?
A) Ripped off their inmate number tags and took off stocking caps
B) Tore their smocks into pieces and threw away ankle chains
C) Swapped uniforms with each other
D) Wrote insults on their identification numbers
  • 26. How did guards respond to the prisoner rebellion on Day 2?
A) Released the main instigators immediately
B) Locked everyone in the yard without food
C) Called the Palo Alto police back
D) Sprayed fire extinguishers at the prisoners
  • 27. How many back-up guards were called in to help regain control?
A) Three back-up guards
B) Five back-up guards
C) Two back-up guards
D) Four back-up guards
  • 28. What punitive actions did guards take after regaining control on Day 2?
A) Extended their sentences by another day
B) Beat the prisoners with batons and denied water
C) Permanently expelled the main instigators from the experiment
D) Removed all clothes and mattresses, and sent main instigators to the special detention unit
  • 29. What method did guards use to attempt to dissuade further rebellion?
A) Solitary confinement for all inmates
B) Psychological warfare
C) Physical labor
D) Starvation diets
  • 30. What did one guard say to another about the prisoners after the rebellion?
A) "We should call off the experiment"
B) "These are dangerous prisoners"
C) "They will never learn their lesson"
D) "They deserve more food and better beds"
  • 31. When did Day 3 of the experiment take place?
A) Tuesday, August 17
B) Wednesday, August 18
C) Monday, August 16
D) Sunday, August 15
  • 32. How did guards restrict further acts of disobedience on Day 3?
A) Separated and rewarded prisoners who had minor roles in the rebellion
B) Increased the severity of the physical punishments
C) Banned all communication between cells
D) Put all prisoners in the special detention unit
  • 33. Where did the rewarded prisoners spend time on Day 3?
A) In the police headquarters
B) In the "good" cell
C) In the prison yard
D) In the warden's office
  • 34. What did prisoners in the "good" cell receive that was denied to the rest?
A) Books and writing materials
B) Clothing, beds, and food
C) Early release and money
D) Unsupervised visiting hours
  • 35. How long did the rewarded prisoners stay in the "good" cell?
A) 24 hours
B) An estimated 12 hours
C) 6 hours
D) The entire duration of the experiment
  • 36. Where did the rewarded prisoners go after leaving the "good" cell?
A) To the special detention unit
B) Back to the police station
C) To their old cells that lacked beds
D) Home because they were released
  • 37. What were guards allowed to abuse to humiliate inmates on Day 3?
A) The equipment in the mock prison
B) Their power
C) Their authority over the police
D) The visiting schedule
  • 38. What arbitrary physical tasks did guards force prisoners to do on Day 3?
A) Count off and do pushups
B) Run around the cell block
C) Clean the entire police station
D) Scrub the walls with toothbrushes
  • 39. What facility access was restricted by guards on Day 3?
A) Access to the telephone
B) Access to the bathrooms
C) Access to the prison yard
D) Access to the dining hall
  • 40. Where were prisoners forced to relieve themselves when bathroom access was restricted?
A) In a bucket in their cells
B) In the special detention unit
C) Out the windows of the cells
D) In the hallway
  • 41. What role did Philip Zimbardo assume in the Stanford prison experiment?
A) Guard
B) Superintendent
C) Warden
D) Prisoner
  • 42. When were digitized recordings from the experiment widely discussed?
A) 2020
B) 2010
C) 2015
D) 2017
  • 43. What did warden David Jaffe try to encourage a guard to be for the benefit of the experiment?
A) Friendly
B) Tough
C) Silent
D) Lenient
  • 44. When was the orientation session held for the guards?
A) One week before the experiment
B) The day before the experiment began
C) After the first day of the experiment
D) The morning the experiment started
  • 45. What accessories were given to the guards to prevent eye contact and create anonymity?
A) Plastic face shields
B) Mirrored sunglasses
C) Ski masks
D) Black hoods
  • 46. What can real-life guards face if they fail to participate fully in prison and military settings?
A) Disciplinary hearings, demotion, or dismissal
B) Mandatory psychological evaluation
C) Immediate physical punishment
D) Transfer to maximum security
  • 47. How many men applied for the study?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 24
D) 75
  • 48. How many participants were ultimately selected for the simulation?
A) 12
B) 75
C) 24
D) 30
  • 49. What was the adjusted equivalent of $15 in 2026?
A) Roughly $126.50
B) Roughly $75.25
C) Roughly $210.00
D) Roughly $50.00
  • 50. What area served as the prison yard?
A) The main campus quad
B) A rooftop terrace
C) A large outdoor courtyard
D) A small corridor
  • 51. What was used as a closet for solitary confinement?
A) A windowless basement vault
B) A wooden crate
C) A bathroom stall
D) A closet
  • 52. What was the lighting condition inside each cell?
A) Unlit
B) Brightly illuminated
C) Naturally lit by windows
D) Flickering fluorescent lights
  • 53. How long were the shifts that the guards were told to work?
A) Four-hour shifts
B) Twenty-four-hour shifts
C) Twelve-hour shifts
D) Eight-hour shifts
  • 54. Which journal did David Amodio claim was an 'obscure journal'?
A) New York Times Magazine
B) Naval Research Reviews
C) International Journal of Criminology and Penology
D) American Psychologist
  • 55. According to the text, what tradition did Zimbardo violate by publishing in non-peer-reviewed outlets first?
A) Academic tenure guidelines
B) Journal exclusivity policies
C) Anonymous peer review
D) Scientific dissemination
  • 56. Which journal is described as the official journal of the American Psychological Association?
A) New York Times Magazine
B) Naval Research Reviews
C) American Psychologist
D) International Journal of Criminology and Penology
  • 57. What type of requirements did the American Psychologist have that the article still needed to pass?
A) Lenient preliminary guidelines
B) Very strict requirements
C) Mandatory naval clearance
D) Public popularity metrics
  • 58. What demographic of people were recruited as participants?
A) Female college students
B) Military veterans
C) Male college students
D) Prison inmates
  • 59. How many participants were chosen for the experiment?
A) Ten
B) Twelve
C) Twenty-four
D) Fifty
  • 60. How were participants assigned to their roles?
A) By physical strength
B) Randomly
C) By psychological stability
D) By personal preference
  • 61. Who confronted Zimbardo after evaluating the conditions of the experiment?
A) Christina Maslach
B) Philip Zimbardo's spouse
C) Thibault Le Texier
D) The Office of Naval Research director
  • 62. Who asserted that Zimbardo asked guards to behave in certain ways to confirm his conclusions?
A) Thibault Le Texier
B) The Stanford News Service
C) Christina Maslach
D) Philip Zimbardo
  • 63. What effect might have influenced participants by knowing they were watched during the Stanford prison experiment?
A) Placebo effect
B) Hawthorne effect
C) Halo effect
D) Bystander effect
  • 64. Which psychologist criticized the SPE in 2012 for demand characteristics where participants acted out stereotyped views?
A) Philip Zimbardo
B) Ali Banuazizi
C) Rutger Bregman
D) Peter Gray
  • 65. What type of bias did Carnahan and McFarland claim the SPE suffered from due to advertising a study about prison life?
A) Confirmation bias
B) Selection bias
C) Attrition bias
D) Reporting bias
  • 66. According to Carnahan and McFarland, applicants to the SPE likely already possessed traits associated with what personality dimension?
A) Authoritarianism
B) High altruism
C) High dispositional empathy
D) Introversion
  • 67. What is the title of the 2018 book by Thibault Le Texier questioning the scientific validity of the SPE?
A) The Stanford Prison Study
B) Histoire d'un mensonge
C) The Lucifer Effect
D) Humankind: A Hopeful History
  • 68. In what year did Thibault Le Texier publish an article discussing his critiques of the SPE with the American Psychological Association?
A) 2019
B) 2007
C) 1975
D) 2020
  • 69. How did Zimbardo and colleagues characterize Le Texier's critiques?
A) Mostly ad hominem
B) Entirely accurate
C) Helpful and unbiased
D) Brilliant and objective
  • 70. Which Dutch historian claimed the experiment was suspect in his 2020 book?
A) Ali Banuazizi
B) Siamak Movahedi
C) Rutger Bregman
D) Thibault Le Texier
  • 71. What is the title of Rutger Bregman's 2020 book that suggests guards were urged to act aggressively?
A) Humankind: A Hopeful History
B) Histoire d'un mensonge
C) The Stanford Prison Experiment
D) The Lucifer Effect
  • 72. Which participant guard acknowledged that his theater background lent itself well to his role?
A) Siamak Movahedi
B) David Eshelman
C) Thomas Carnahan
D) Thibault Le Texier
  • 73. What specific act did David Eshelman instruct prisoners to simulate on one shift?
A) Sodomy
B) A physical fight
C) An escape attempt
D) A hunger strike
  • 74. What real-world prison abuses did Zimbardo compare the participant guards' behaviors to?
A) Alcatraz
B) Guantanamo Bay
C) Abu Ghraib
D) San Quentin
  • 75. What did the BBC prison study indicate was important in the emergence of tyranny?
A) Selection bias
B) Direction
C) Sleep deprivation
D) Isolation
  • 76. Banuazizi and Movahedi stated there is no single definition for what type of behavior?
A) Researcher behavior
B) Guard behavior
C) Prisoner behavior
D) Observer behavior
  • 77. In what year was Carlo Prescott's article published in The Stanford Daily?
A) 2010
B) 1995
C) 2005
D) 1971
  • 78. Who did Zimbardo believe actually wrote the article attributed to Prescott?
A) An anonymous student
B) Carlo Prescott
C) Brett Emory
D) Michael Lazarou
  • 79. Who obtained telephone records and emails regarding the authorship of the article?
A) Philip Zimbardo
B) Carlo Prescott
C) Brett Emory
D) Michael Lazarou
  • 80. What is Brett Emory's role related to the SPE?
A) The Stanford Daily editor
B) Lead researcher
C) Prison consultant
D) SPE movie's producer
  • 81. Who was the first prisoner to leave the experiment?
A) Craig Haney
B) Douglas Korpi
C) Gordon H. Bower
D) Christina Maslach
  • 82. What was Douglas Korpi's prisoner number?
A) 8912
B) 8612
C) 819
D) 8126
  • 83. What did Douglas Korpi yell during his breakdown?
A) Jesus Christ, I'm burning up inside
B) Why are you treating me this way?
C) Let me out of this cage right now
D) I want to speak to a medical doctor
  • 84. Who released Douglas Korpi after seeing his suffering?
A) Craig Haney
B) Gordon H. Bower
C) Curtis Banks
D) Philip Zimbardo
  • 85. In what year was the documentary movie 'Quiet Rage' released?
A) 1992
B) 1971
C) 2018
D) 2017
  • 86. What exam was Korpi trying to return home to study for?
A) Medical College Admission Test
B) Law School Admission Test
C) Graduate Record Exam
D) Graduate Management Admission Test
  • 87. When did Zimbardo respond to Korpi's 2017 interview claims?
A) 2018
B) 2017
C) 2019
D) 1992
  • 88. How did Zimbardo claim he had to treat Korpi's breakdown during the study?
A) As a minor theatrical act
B) As a fake attempt to study
C) As a disciplinary infraction
D) As real
  • 89. How did rioters view other prisoners on Day 4?
A) As leaders
B) As snitches
C) As victims
D) As allies
  • 90. What was the prisoner number of the inmate who cried in his cell and refused to talk to a priest?
A) 8129
B) 8612
C) 819
D) 8911
  • 91. Who was brought in to speak with Prisoner 819 when he showed distress?
A) A priest
B) A psychologist
C) A medical doctor
D) A lawyer
  • 92. Who did Prisoner 819 ask to speak with instead of the priest?
A) His parents
B) A medical doctor
C) A guard
D) Philip Zimbardo
  • 93. What phrase did the guards cajoled remaining inmates to loudly decry about Prisoner 819?
A) 819 is faking his breakdown
B) 819 wants his clothes back
C) 819 did a bad thing
D) 819 is a total snitch
  • 94. What did Zimbardo give Prisoner 819 upon his release?
A) His pay
B) His personal clothes
C) A medical prescription
D) A written apology
  • 95. Who watched the visitors during the ten-minute visitations?
A) Philip Zimbardo
B) A guard
C) A priest
D) Gordon H. Bower
  • 96. Who arrived on Day 5 to check on the experiment and question Zimbardo about the independent variable?
A) Christina Maslach
B) Craig Haney
C) Curtis Banks
D) Gordon H. Bower
  • 97. Who was Curtis Banks in the context of the text?
A) A consulting priest
B) A researcher
C) A visitor parent
D) A prison psychologist
  • 98. Whose objections contributed to ending the experiment alongside the parents' concerns and guard brutality?
A) Banks's
B) Haney's
C) Dimsdale's
D) Maslach's
  • 99. Who ended the study?
A) Dimsdale
B) Haney
C) Banks
D) Zimbardo
  • 100. For how many days were the participants paid?
A) Fourteen days
B) Seven days
C) Five days
D) Six days
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