Conformity to social roles (zimbardo) Flashcards

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1
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What did zimbardo use

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A role-playing exercise in simulated prison

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What was zimbardos role play exercise set-up to do

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To see what extent well-balanced people would conform to new social roles

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How did people take to their roles

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They conformed readily

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When was the experiment stopped

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After 6 days

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What was the aim

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To examine whether people would conform to social roles

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What else did he want to examine

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To see whether the behaviour displayed in prisons was due to internal disposition as factors, the people or external situational factors

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What was zimbardos sample

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21 male uni students who had volunteered

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How were participants selected

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Based on their physical and mental stability

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How were the prisoners transported to the mock prison

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They were arrested, stripped and given a smock

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How were the guards instructed

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To run the prison without physical violence

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What did zimbardo find

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That they quickly identified with their roles

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How did guards deal with prisoners rebelling

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They became increasingly abusive

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How did guards dehumanise the prisoners

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Waking them to force them to clean toilets

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15
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Why were 5 prisoners released early

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Due to extreme adverse reactions to physical and mental torment

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16
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How was the experiment stopped early

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A postgrad student convinced zimbardo that the conditions were inhumane

17
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What did zimbardo conclude

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That people quickly conform to social roles even if it goes against moral principle

18
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What factors were largely responsible

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Situational

19
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What can cause people to differ in conformity levels

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Individual differences and personality

20
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How did behaviour of guards vary

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Some showed sadistic behaviour, some helped the prisoners

21
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What does the different behaviour of guards show

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Situational factors aren’t the only cause of conformity and disposition as factors may play a role

22
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What has the experiment been criticised for

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Breaking ethical guidelines (protection from harm)

23
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How did some guards report feeling

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Anxious and guilty

24
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How was his study ecologically valid

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Private conversations monitored by researchers indicated the ps reacted to the situation as if it was real

25
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What was strengthened as a result of the study

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Ethical guidelines