Hanley & Zimbardo's reasarch + E

Question 1

What are social roles?

Answer 1

The ‘parts’ that people pay as a member of various social roles. These are accompanied by expectations we have of that role.

Question 2

The procedure of the Hanley & Zimbardo (1973)

no. of ppts, location, sampling? roles assignment?

Answer 2

• Set up a mock prison in the Stanford university basement.
• It included 21 male volunteers that were called ‘emotionally stable’
• The roles were assigned randomly.
• Uniforms were used to deindividuate them.

Question 3

R: Within ________ the guards were treating the prisoners badly
the study had to end after ______-

Answer 3

2 days

6 days

Question 4

R: The prisoners rebelled by ________?

Answer 4

Tearing their uniforms and swearing at the guards

Question 5

R: As time went on the guards _________ with their roles more closely resulting in a___________ or even brutal behaviour.

Answer 5

identified

aggressive

Question 6

What was the conclusion?

Answer 6

• Revealed the power of the situation on peoples behaviour

Question 7

State the weaknesses of this study?

Answer 7

1. lacked realism
2. Disposition played a role
3. lack of research support
4. ethical issues

Question 8

P: There was some control over the variables

S

Answer 8

E: Selection of ppts were all ‘emotionally stable’
so the behaviour displayed as a result of the study

E: increases internal validity and we can draw conclusions on their behaviour

Question 9

P: lacked realism

W/S

Answer 9

E: ppts were play-acting not actually conforming to a role. these behaviours were based on stereotypes.

BUT 90% of all the prisoners conversations had been about prison life

E: some participants saw the study as real - increased internal validity

Question 10

P: disposition played a part

Answer 10

E: Fomm(1973)) argued that Zimbardo exaggerated the power of the situation because…
1/3 of guards were violent
1/3 followed rules
1/3 help prisoners

E: Zimabrdo overexaggerates and overstates the strength of conformity

Question 11

P: Lack of research support

Answer 11

E: Reichar & Haslam (2006) argued that a replication f the study where the prisoners too control and the guards failed to form a social identity (BBC prison experiment)

E: Research opposing the results of Zimbardo’s study making it less reliable