Reicher and Haslam (2006)

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in the holocaust during world war 2

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approximately 6 million Jews were killed by the Nazis

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Psychologists have different theories to why

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the solders committed these murders

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some psychologists think that these men killed people because

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it was part of their social role

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Zimbardo’s (1973) study showed that normal people will shape their behavior to

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fit in with a social role

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it seemed that the participants behavior was

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situational and not dispositional

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Reicher and Haslam (2006) recreated a similar situation to Zimbardo but they were particularly interested to see how

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the group dynamic changed over time

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Reicher and Haslam date

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2006

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Reicher and Haslam study name

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the BBC prison study

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Method: the study was a

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controlled observation

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Method: the experiment was

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filmed for television

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Method: how many participants took part?

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15

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Method: what gender were the participants?

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male

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Method: they were randomly assigned to

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Two groups

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Method: how many participants were guards?

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Five

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Method: how many participants were inmates?

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Ten

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Method: they had daily tests to measure

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Depression
Compliance with rules
Stress

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Method: the prisoners knew that every three days

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One of them would be randomly selected to become a guard

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Method: an independent ethics committee had the power to

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Stop the experiment at any time if they felt it was getting out of hand

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Results: the guard failed to

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Form a united group and identify with their role

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Results: the guards said they

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Didn’t feel comfortable with the inequality of the situation and didn’t use their power as much as they could have

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Results: for the first three days, the inmates acted in a way that would

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Help them get promoted to guard

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Results: after one was promoted

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They because a much stronger group because they knew there was no more chances for promotion

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Results: the unequal system

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Collapsed due to the unwillingness of the guards and the strength of the prisoners

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Results: on day 6

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The prisoners rebelled and the participants decided to live in a democracy but this also collapsed due to the tensions within the group

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Results: some of the former prisoners then wanted to set up a

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Stricter regime with them as leaders

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Results: the study was abandoned due to the ethics committee thinking the participants were struggling with

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Stress

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Conclusion: the participants

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Didn’t fit in with their social roles, suggesting that roles are flexible

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Evaluation: in contrast to Zimbardo’s findings

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The prisoners were a strong group and the guards were weak

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Evaluation: on the other hand, Zimbardo’s guards

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Had more power then Reicher and Haslam’

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Evaluation: the study is criticised with some saying

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It was just made for tv | Zimbardo said that elements were staged and people were playing up for the cameras

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Evaluation: because the study is artificial

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It can’t be generalised

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Evaluation: the ethics of the study was

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Good as the participants weren’t deceived so they could give informed consent