Conformity to social roles Flashcards
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Key Study: Stanford prison Experiment
Procedure
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24 stable volunteers, 12 guards, 12 prisoners.
they were treated like their role.
prisoners stripped, deloused, given a number
guards given sunglasses, whistles and clubs
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Key Study: Findings
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- Ended after 6 days
- Five prisoners had to be released early due to extreme distress
- Extremely in role
3
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A03: Conformity is not automatic
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Haslam and Reicher - there were a few good guards. not everyone went that far. more choice than automatic
4
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A03: Demand characteristics
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Behaviour could have been a consequence of demand characteristics.
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A03: Were these studies ethical
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- Emotional distress
- No lasting effects found