Social Role Conformity

Question 1

Stanford university prison experiment(zimbardo) conclusion?

Answer 1

1)We put good people(inmates) in a evil place(prisons)

2)Guards and inmates conformed to their social roles

Question 2

Social roles meaning?

Answer 2

Roles people play when part of a group.

Question 3

Social roles are accompanied by………..
Of role-appropriate behaviour

Answer 3

Expectations

Question 4

Conforming to a social role?

Answer 4

Conforming to expectations when carrying a role

Question 5

List Social roles in a prison?

Answer 5

1)Inmates

-submissive
-obedient
-unruly/rebellious

2)Guards

-Strict
-Dominant
-Controlling

Question 6

Issues with zimbardos research(Stanford prison experiment)

Answer 6

1)lacks mundane realism

2)zimbardo ignored the role of dispositional (behaviour traits that remain the same) factors

Question 7

Did the participants in zimbardos research act genuinely or stereotypical?

Answer 7

Stereotypical- rather than genuinely conforming to the8r social roles, their ‘performances’ were based on stereotypes of how guards/prisoners should act!

Question 8

How did zimbardo ignore dispositional factors

Answer 8

He didn’t take into account the personality factors of the guards.

instead he influenced behaviour.

Question 9

Strength of Zimbardo’s research?

Answer 9

1)High internal validaty

Question 10

The strength of Zimbardos SPE

Answer 10

The Stanford prison experiment had high internal validity

Question 11

Internal Validity Meaning?

Answer 11

No other factors are influencing the results.

Question 12

How does Zimbardos research have high internal validaty?

Answer 12

Assigned the participants roles Randomly(without knowing personalities)
So if the prisoners/guards behaviour change, it must be due to the pressure of the situation.