conformity to social roles: zimbardo's study Flashcards
what year was the stanford prison experiment conducted in
1971
where did the stanford prison experiment take place
in the basement of stanford university in a makeshift prison
how many groups were participants split into
2
(guards and prisoners)
how were participants assigned to their groups
randomly
how were the prisoners identified in the study
they we deindividuated by being identified only by their numbers
how did the guards behave
“treat forces with force”
broke down doors
stripped them naked and put them in solitary confinement (day 1)
made prisoners clean toilet bowls with hands and wrapped their blankets in nettles
how were the prisoners feeling during the study
36 hours - first kid had an emotional breakdown
at 5 days - 5 prisoners were released
the rest became zombies and did whatever they are told so became mindlessly obedient
when was the experiment aborted
after 6 days
why was the experiment aborted
the psychological and physical harm being done to prisoners
what conclusions can be drawn from the study
people aren’t evil but they do conform to the social roles they are given
how many participants
21
why were the participants chosen
21 male volunteers that were assessed as “emotionally stable”
