Sac Revision, Zimbardo

Question 1

aim

Answer 1

to investigate status and power within a group

Question 2

sample

Answer 2

24 male university students judged to be ‘normal, average and healthy’. half guards and half prisoners.

Question 3

results

Answer 3

‘mock guards’ engaged in substantially more dominating, controlling hostile behaviour across 25 observation periods than did ‘mock prisoners’. ‘mock prisoners’ engaged in substantially more passive-resistant behaviour than did ‘mock guards’. study terminated after 6 days due to break downs, aggression, sexual bullying and humiliation. MUST GIVE RESULTS FOR BOTH GROUPS.

Question 4

why is this experiment still talked about today when it happened in the 1970s?

Answer 4

1. ethical issues (withdrawal rights, psychological harm)

2. Abu Ghraib (prison in Iraq)