Zimbardo

Question 1

What was the aim

Answer 1

Investigate extent people conform to social roles in a prison simulation

Question 2

Where was the experiment

Answer 2

Stanford

Question 3

How many volunteers

Answer 3

24 males paid $15 a day

Question 4

How were prisoners assigned

Answer 4

Randomly

Question 5

What was the procedure

Answer 5

News paper ad
Dehumanised (deloused )
Deindividuation (prison numbers, guards uniform)

Question 6

What were the findings of the experiment

Answer 6

Dehumanisation, guards humiliated prisoners
Deindividuation, prisoners referred themselves as numbers not names
Everyone conformed (zimbardo)

Question 7

Real life example (eval)

Answer 7

Zimbardo said happened in real life prison
Due to lack of training and boredom more abuse happened
Increased understanding of power
FINDINGS

Question 8

Ethical issues

Answer 8

Failure to protect
Right to withdraw difficult
PROCEDURE

Question 9

Demand characteristics

Answer 9

Guards guessed how zim wanted them to act
Just playing stereotypes
Low internal validity
However prisoners did talk about prison life
PROCEDURE

Question 10

Dispostional influences ignored

Answer 10

Exagerated role of government
Minimised personality
1/3 of guards acc sympathised
Not an accurate conclusion
FIDNINGS