Social Influence: Conformity To Social Roles - FF Flashcards
Who studied conformity to social roles?
Zimbardo
Social roles are the parts that people play as members of various…?
Social groups
Social roles are accompanied by expectations that we and other have of appropriate behaviour in that role. What do we do with these expectations?
Internalise them
In what decade was Zimbardo’s study conducted?
1970’s
What did Zimbardo study?
Conformity to social roles
What sampling technique did Zimbardo use?
Volunteer
What was Zimbardo’s sample?
24 emotionally stable American male university students
How were the volunteers allocated to their role of prisoner or guard?
Randomly
Where were the prisoners arrested?
At their homes
What were the prisoners made to wear?
A smock uniform
What were the guards made to wear?
Uniform, a night stick and mirrored glasses
Why were the prisoners and guards given uniforms?
To create a loss of personal identity
Where was Zimbardo’s study conducted?
Stanford University
What did Zimbardo set up in the basement of Stanford University?
A mock prison
What is a key term meaning ‘loss of personal identity’?
Deindividuation
What role did Zimbardo take on in the experiment?
Superintendent
If a prisoner wanted to leave the experiment, what did they have to go through first?
A parole process
Within a day, the prisoners rebelled. How?
By ripping off their numbers
How did the guards respond to the prisoners ripping off their numbers?
Locked them in their cells and confiscated their blankets
As the experiment continued, what happened to the punishments by the guards?
They escalated