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
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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

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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

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