CONFORMITY TO SOCIAL ROLES

Question 1

burger for STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT (conformity to social roles)

Answer 1

B: SPE overview
U: Examined conformity to social roles; participants assigned as guards/prisoners
R: Zimbardo’s study (1971): Guards exhibited abusive behavior, prisoners showed stress
G: Strength: Demonstrates powerful influence of assigned roles on behavior
E: Important for understanding social psychology and authority dynamics
R: Weakness: Banuazizi and Movahedi: Behavior influenced by demand characteristics

Question 2

burger for BBC PRISON STUDY (REICHER AND HASLAM) (conformity to social roles)

Answer 2

B: BBC Prison Study overview
U: Assessed role conformity; participants assigned as prisoners or guards
R: Reicher and Haslam: Guards and prisoners did not conform to roles; prisoners challenged authority
G: Strength: Highlights that role conformity is not automatic
E: Important for understanding collective behavior and resistance to authority
R: Weakness: Ethical considerations; both studies had participant suffering, but BBC study minimized harm