1.1.2.0, Zimbardo

Question 1

aim?

Answer 1

“do prison guards behave brutally because they have sadistic personalities or is it h the situation that creates this behaviour?”

Question 2

procedure?

Answer 2

• advertised through a newspaper, volunteer sampling.
• arrested from their homes
• in the basement of a psychology department

Question 3

findings?

Answer 3

• was ended after 6 days instead of 14
• rebellion occurred (after 2 days)
• prisoners were harassed by guards
• prisoners exams subdued, depressed and anxious
• 3 were released before 6 days
• guards behaviour because more aggressive and brutal, seeming to enjoy the power

Question 4

conclusion?

Answer 4

• situation has power to influence behaviour
• pps conformed to roles