Designed to test the psychology of the prison environment, the experiment simulated a prison in which subjects were randomly assigned the role of either "prisoner" or "guard." ... Their conclusions were based upon the multiple psychological assessments and personality tests conducted before the experiment (pretests) as compared to the subjects' state of mind upon conclusion of the experiment (posttest). ... It utilized both an experimental group (the prisoners) and a control group (the guards); subjects were randomly assigned to each group; researchers administered pre- and post- testing...

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Again it was found that intellectual ability was a poor predictor of success in living, and that other personality attributes, such as ego strength and demonstrations of early practical competence were far better predictors. ... The results uniformly suggest that various kinds of practical knowledge and abilities, such as the ability to get along with others and tacit knowledge about what is expected, are often far more important for success than intellectual ability as measured by IQ tests (see also Cantor & Kihlstrom, 1987, for an analysis of this issue from a social-cognitive perspective). ...

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Analyzing the basic personality, Pierce composes that this battle has as its sole protest " the settlement of opinion " around an actuality as opposed to knowing reality of the truth itself; he reminds us that a "true conclusion would remain true if we had no impulse to accept it." ... "  Pierce, however, does not critically break down and test his conclusions for the scientific method as completely and critically as he attempts for other ways of knowing. ... Pierce conjures the inclination of disappointment as the foundation for examination of two restricted or "repugnant" plans; oppos...

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