Evaluating: Zimbardo (1973) Flashcards
1
Q
Conformity to roles is not automatic:
Haslam and Reicher (2012) -
A
argue that guards CHOSE how to behave rather than blindly conforming to their roles as there were both ‘good guards’ then those who were sadistic
2
Q
Demand characteristics:
Banuazizi and Movahedi (1975) -
A
presented the details of the SPE to students who had never heard of the study and they all predicted that the guards would be hostile and domineering and the prisoners would be passive which was exactly the case
3
Q
Abu Gharaib
A
the same conformity to social roles occurred in Abu Ghraib which Zimbardo argued was due to situational factors which made abuse more likely (i.e lack of training) leading to a misuse of power
