Findings and Conclusion of Zimbardo's Stanford Prison experiment

Question 1

zimbardo found that both the prisoners and the guards ….. with the social roles

Answer 1

IDENTIFIED

Question 2

within days the prisoners rebelled, then what happend? (hint: guards)

Answer 2

this what quickly crushed by guards, who grew increasingly abusive towards the prisoners

Question 3

how did the guards dehumanize the prisoners?

Answer 3

waking them during the night and forcing them to clean toilets with their bare hands

Question 4

what happened to the prisoners are a result of being dehumanised?

Answer 4

they became more submissive, identifying further with their subordinate role

Question 5

how many prisoners where released early due to their adverse reactions to physical and mental torment e.g crying

Answer 5

5

Question 6

how long was the experiment originally supposed to last for? how long did it end up lasting for?

Answer 6

originally: two weeks
ended up lasting for: six days

Question 7

conclusions: shows the effect on social roles on ….. and how behaviour is ….. by loss of identity.

Answer 7

CONFORMITY / INFLUENCED

Question 8

conclusion: the results illustrated how …. ….. operate.

Answer 8

real prisons

Question 8

conclusion: the findings show the power of ….. factors on people’s …… as none of the ppts had shown this behaviour before. what effect does this allude to?

Answer 8

SITUATIONAL / BEHAVIOUR

Alludes to the Lucifer effect, no one is good or bad but can be shaped to good or evil