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Psychological Effects on 'Prisoners' in the Stanford Prison Experiment

The participants assigned to the prisoner role quickly began to exhibit signs of severe emotional distress. They developed anxiety and a sense of hopelessness, eventually becoming passive and starting to tolerate the abusive treatment from the guards.

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