Social influence- Zimbardo

Question 1

What was the procedure used in Zimbardos study?

Answer 1

He set up a mock prison with psychologically healthy students who were randomly assigned either guard or prisoner. They were then assigned the roles in a simulated prison

Question 2

What were the findings of the Zimbardo study?

Answer 2

People conformed heavily to social roles. Prisoners had too be released bc of psychological trauma and guards were exponentially cruel.

Question 3

Evaluations- Pro’s

Answer 3

• High internal validity with low pp variables and in a lab setting
• Employed changes irl into American prison system

Question 4

Evaluations- Con’s

Answer 4

• The study has low population validity due to the limited group of pp’s
• Highly unethical so hurt people and cant be retested