Social Influence: Conformity To Social Roles - FF

Question 1

Who studied conformity to social roles?

Answer 1

Zimbardo

Question 2

Social roles are the parts that people play as members of various…?

Answer 2

Social groups

Question 3

Social roles are accompanied by expectations that we and other have of appropriate behaviour in that role. What do we do with these expectations?

Answer 3

Internalise them

Question 4

In what decade was Zimbardo’s study conducted?

Answer 4

1970’s

Question 5

What did Zimbardo study?

Answer 5

Conformity to social roles

Question 6

What sampling technique did Zimbardo use?

Answer 6

Volunteer

Question 7

What was Zimbardo’s sample?

Answer 7

24 emotionally stable American male university students

Question 8

How were the volunteers allocated to their role of prisoner or guard?

Answer 8

Randomly

Question 9

Where were the prisoners arrested?

Answer 9

At their homes

Question 10

What were the prisoners made to wear?

Answer 10

A smock uniform

Question 11

What were the guards made to wear?

Answer 11

Uniform, a night stick and mirrored glasses

Question 12

Why were the prisoners and guards given uniforms?

Answer 12

To create a loss of personal identity

Question 13

Where was Zimbardo’s study conducted?

Answer 13

Stanford University

Question 14

What did Zimbardo set up in the basement of Stanford University?

Answer 14

A mock prison

Question 15

What is a key term meaning ‘loss of personal identity’?

Answer 15

Deindividuation

Question 16

What role did Zimbardo take on in the experiment?

Answer 16

Superintendent

Question 17

If a prisoner wanted to leave the experiment, what did they have to go through first?

Answer 17

A parole process

Question 18

Within a day, the prisoners rebelled. How?

Answer 18

By ripping off their numbers

Question 19

How did the guards respond to the prisoners ripping off their numbers?

Answer 19

Locked them in their cells and confiscated their blankets

Question 20

As the experiment continued, what happened to the punishments by the guards?

Answer 20

They escalated

Question 21

What key term means that someone is starting to identify with their social role?

Answer 21

Identification

Question 22

Why were some prisoners released early?

Answer 22

Showed serious stress-related reactions

Question 23

How many prisoners were released early due to showing symptoms of psychological disturbance?

Answer 23

Three

Question 24

How long was the role play supposed to last for?

Answer 24

Two weeks

Question 25

How long did the role play actually last for?

Answer 25

Six days

Question 26

Did guards and prisoners conform to their social roles?

Answer 26

Yes

Question 27

**AO3:** Does Zimbardo's research have high or low control over extraneous variables?

Answer 27

High

Question 28

**AO3:** Zimbardo's sample was all male. What bias does this mean the sample has?

Answer 28

Gender bias

Question 29

**AO3:** Does Zimbardo's study having high control over extraneous variables increase the internal or external validity?

Answer 29

Internal

Question 30

**AO3:** Does Zimbardo's study having gender bias decrease the internal or external validity?

Answer 30

External validity

Question 31

**AO3:** What word can we use to describe an all male sample?

Answer 31

Androcentric

Question 32

**AO3:** Did Zimbardo's research have any ethical issues?

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

**AO3:** Why was there a lack of informed consent in Zimbardo's study?

Answer 33

Prisoner's did not consent to being arrested

Question 34

**AO3:** Why were the prisoner's not protected from harm?

Answer 34

Some showed signs of psychological disturbance

Question 35

**AO3:** What do ethical issues reduce for Zimbardo's study?

Answer 35

Credibility

Question 36

**AO3:** What did Zimbardo provide several years after his study?

Answer 36

Debriefing sessions

Question 37

**AO3:** What did Zimbardo conclude from his debriefing sessions?

Answer 37

There were no long-lasting negative effects

Question 38

**AO3:** Is Zimbardo's research prone to demand characteristics?

Answer 38

Yes

Question 39

**AO3:** Why is Zimbardo's research prone to demand characteristics?

Answer 39

Zimbardo was Superintendent and participants were paid

Question 40

**AO3:** Does Zimbardo's study being prone to demand characteristics affect the internal or external validity?

Answer 40

Internal validity

Question 41

'The parts that people play as members of various social groups' is a definition of what key term?

Answer 41

Social roles

Question 42

Conformity to social roles was conducted by who?

Answer 42

Zimbardo

Question 43

'24 emotionally stable American male university students' - who's sample is this?

Answer 43

Zimbardo's

Question 44

Who took on the role of Superintendent in Zimbardo's study?

Answer 44

Zimbardo

Question 45

Zimbardo randomly allocated participants to which two roles?

Answer 45

Guard and Prisoner

Question 46

Why is Zimbardo's sample gender bias?

Answer 46

Because he used an all male sample

Question 47

What does identification mean?

Answer 47

Someone is starting to identify with their social role

Question 48

What happened to prisoners who showed serious stress-related reactions?

Answer 48

They were released early

Question 49

In Zimbardo's study, who conformed to their social roles?

Answer 49

Both guards and prisoners

Question 50

Where did Zimbardo set up a mock prison?

Answer 50

In the basement of Stanford University