Lesson 5 - Conformity to Social Roles Flashcards
1
Q
Who did the Stanford Prison Experiment?
A
Zimbardo (1973)
He wanted to see if the brutality from police officers in American prisons was due to the sadistic personalities of the guards, or if it was to do with the prison environment.
2
Q
What was Zimbardo’s aim?
A
To see whether new people will conform to new social roles within a prison simulation.
3
Q
How many people were in Zimbardo’s study?
A
It took 24 male college students, chosen from 75 volunteers.
4
Q
How did Zimbardo collect his volunteers?
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