conformity to social roles (ZIMBARDO)

Question 1

where was the stanford prison experiment?

Answer 1

mock prison set up in basement of psychology department at Stanford Uni

Question 2

Male students were psychologically and physically screen and how many were most stable of these were randomly assigned the role of ‘prisoner’ or ‘guard’

Answer 2

24

Question 3

the prisoners were unexpectedly arrested at home and what were they given?

Answer 3

given prison uniform and assigned an ID number

Question 4

what where guards given

Answer 4

uniforms, clubs, whistles, reflective sunglasses

Question 5

what was zimbardos role and how long was the study planned to last for?

Answer 5

took the role of Prison Superintendent and the study was planned to last for 2 weeks

Question 6

Findings

Answer 6

guards grew increasingly tyrannical and abusive towards prisoners

prisoners became subdued, depressed and anxious.

Some guards even volunteered to do extra hours without pay

Question 7

How many prisoners were released early bc of their extreme reactions?

Answer 7

5 prisoners

Question 8

when did the study finally terminate

Answer 8

6 days

Question 9

BBC prison study by…?

Answer 9

Reicher and Haslam

Question 10

procedure

Answer 10

randomly assigned men to the tole of prisoner or guard and examined their behaviour within a specially created ‘prison’

Question 11

15 male pps divided into 5 groups and were matched on key personality variables and one was randomly chose to be guard and other two prisoners -how long was the study run for?

Answer 11

8 days

Question 12

Findings

Answer 12

Pp’s didn’t conform automatically to their assigned roles as had happened in SPE.

The prisoners increasingly identified as a group and worked together to challenge authority of the guards.

Guards also failed to identify with their role which made them reluctant to impose their authority o the prisoners
This had led to a shift of power and the collapse of the prisoner-guard system