Read "What makes good people do bad things?", by MELISSA DITTMANN
Which statement best supports Zimbardo’s belief that individuals aren’t inherently “good” or “evil”?
A. “‘Any of us can move across it... I argue that we all have the capacity for love and evil — to be Mother Theresa, to be Hitler or Saddam Hussein.’” ( Paragraph 3)
B. “In one condition, they overheard an assistant calling the other students ‘animals’ and in another condition, ‘nice.’” ( Paragraph 8)
C. “The same social psychological processes… that acted in the Stanford Prison Experiment were at play at Abu Ghraib, Zimbardo argued.” ( Paragraph 16)
D. “As such, the Abu Ghraib soldiers' mental state… may have further contributed to their ‘evil’ actions, he noted.” ( Paragraph 18)
Answer: A. “‘Any of us can move across it... I argue that we all have the capacity for love and evil — to be Mother Theresa, to be Hitler or Saddam Hussein.’” ( Paragraph 3)
Explanation:
Zimbardo posits that the distinction between good and evil is not fixed, suggesting no one is born strictly into either category. Rather, everyone has the potential to traverse this boundary, particularly when influenced by specific situations. For instance, the mindset of the soldiers, combined with insufficient oversight and accountability, was involved in the mistreatment of an Iraqi prisoner at Abu Ghraib.
The example of a complex sentence that answers your question is: Processed foods should be avoided because they may cause significant health issues. Therefore, option C is the right choice.
A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Unlike dependent clauses, independent clauses can function as standalone sentences since they express complete ideas. This is illustrated in the examples below.
a) Processed foods should be avoided (independent clause)
b) *Because they may cause serious health problems (dependent clause)
Leah was preoccupied while conversing with someone on the bus regarding her phone. Upon disembarking at the mall, she cried out, "Oh no! My purse!" Realizing she had left her purse behind on the seat!
The correct response is D. "It illustrates the reasons for why individuals ought not to..."
