The prisoners responded to guard treatment during the Stanford prison experiment in all of the following ways except ___________. Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Prisoners in the Stanford prison experiment reacted to the guards’ treatment with rebellion, emotional distress, and, for some, apathy and demoralization. Maintaining a sense of mental stability was not a typical response; several prisoners experienced severe psychological distress. Therefore, the exception is “maintaining a sense of mental stability.”

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