Zimbardo

Question 1

Social roles

Answer 1

The parts individuals play as members of a social group

Question 2

Zimbardos study

Answer 2

Aim -to investigate the extent to which people would conform to the roles of guard and prisoner in a role-playing simulation of prison life
Method - 75 male students in the basement of standford basement
Findings - Boths gurads and prisoners settled quickly to their social roles after 36hrs one prisoner was realised due to stress
Prisoners were dehumanised