The "Wildcat Experiment," involving supported work for jail inmates,and Philip Zimbardo's simulated prison study,exemplifies __________.
A)survey research
B)demographic experiments
C)interview studies
D)field studies
E)social experiments

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The "Wildcat Experiment" and Philip Zimbardo's simulated prison study are examples of social experiments, which aim to manipulate some aspect of social life in a controlled setting to test hypotheses about how people behave under different conditions. Both studies involve interventions that alter the environment of participants to observe how their behavior changes in response.

The "Wildcat Experiment," Involving Supported Work for Jail Inmates,and Philip