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Social Influence: Conformity To Social Roles - FF Flashcards

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1
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Who studied conformity to social roles?

A

Zimbardo

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

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Social groups

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

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Internalise them

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4
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In what decade was Zimbardo’s study conducted?

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1970’s

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What did Zimbardo study?

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Conformity to social roles

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6
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What sampling technique did Zimbardo use?

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Volunteer

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What was Zimbardo’s sample?

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24 emotionally stable American male university students

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

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Randomly

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Where were the prisoners arrested?

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At their homes

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What were the prisoners made to wear?

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A smock uniform

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What were the guards made to wear?

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Uniform, a night stick and mirrored glasses

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12
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Why were the prisoners and guards given uniforms?

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To create a loss of personal identity

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Where was Zimbardo’s study conducted?

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Stanford University

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

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A mock prison

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15
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What is a key term meaning ‘loss of personal identity’?

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Deindividuation

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What role did Zimbardo take on in the experiment?

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Superintendent

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17
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Within a day, the prisoners rebelled. How?

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By ripping off their numbers

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

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They escalated

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

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Identification

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20
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Why were some prisoners released early?

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Showed serious stress-related reactions

21
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How many prisoners were released early due to showing symptoms of psychological disturbance?

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Three

22
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How long was the role play supposed to last for?

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Two weeks

23
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How long did the role play actually last for?

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Six days

24
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Did guards and prisoners conform to their social roles?

A

Yes

25
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AO3: Does Zimbardo’s research have high or low control over extraneous variables?

A

High

26
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AO3: Zimbardo’s sample was all male. What bias does this mean the sample has?

A

Gender bias

27
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AO3: Does Zimbardo’s study having high control over extraneous variables increase the internal or external validity?

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Internal

28
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AO3: Does Zimbardo’s study having gender bias decrease the internal or external validity?

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External validity

29
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AO3: What word can we use to describe an all male sample?

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Androcentric

30
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AO3: Did Zimbardo’s research have any ethical issues?

A

Yes

31
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AO3: Why was there a lack of informed consent in Zimbardo’s study?

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Prisoner’s did not consent to being arrested

32
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AO3: Why were the prisoner’s not protected from harm?

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Some showed signs of psychological disturbance

33
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AO3: What do ethical issues reduce for Zimbardo’s study?

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Credibility

34
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AO3: What did Zimbardo provide several years after his study?

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Debriefing sessions

35
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AO3: What did Zimbardo conclude from his debriefing sessions?

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There were no long-lasting negative effects

36
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AO3: Is Zimbardo’s research prone to demand characteristics?

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Yes

37
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AO3: Why is Zimbardo’s research prone to demand characteristics?

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Zimbardo was Superintendent and participants were paid

38
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AO3: Does Zimbardo’s study being prone to demand characteristics affect the internal or external validity?

A

Internal validity

39
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‘The parts that people play as members of various social groups’ is a definition of what key term?

A

Social roles

40
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Conformity to social roles was conducted by who?

A

Zimbardo

41
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‘24 emotionally stable American male university students’ - who’s sample is this?

A

Zimbardo’s

42
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Who took on the role of Superintendent in Zimbardo’s study?

A

Zimbardo

43
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Zimbardo randomly allocated participants to which two roles?

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Guard and Prisoner

44
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Why is Zimbardo’s sample gender bias?

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Because he used an all male sample

45
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What does identification mean?

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Someone is starting to identify with their social role

46
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What happened to prisoners who showed serious stress-related reactions?

A

They were released early

47
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In Zimbardo’s study, who conformed to their social roles?

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Both guards and prisoners

48
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Where did Zimbardo set up a mock prison?

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In the basement of Stanford University

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