Standford

Question 1

Aim

Answer 1

To investigate the psychological effects of being a prison guard or prisoner

Question 2

Hypothesis

Answer 2

It is hypothesised that the prisoners will obtain psychological effects ts due to prison life, than when compared to the prison guards

Question 3

Participants

Answer 3

Twenty four male Stanford uni students, 18 went into the experiment

Question 4

How were the participants selected

Answer 4

Through a process of interviews, those that were deemed normal and healthy were chosen. Equal numbers of participants were randomly allocated to either of the two experimental conditions

Question 5

What were the results

Answer 5

The guards showed a lot more aggression, insults and threats than the prisoners.

Prisoners had no commands over the guards but showed a lot more resistance and information.

Questions were almost the same.

The guards had more use of instrument however didn’t show any help.

Question 6

What conclusions can be drawn

Answer 6

These results show that the behaviour of average, well educated men can be significantly affected when a role they are given involved power and status.

Question 7

Limitations of experiment

Answer 7

There was no age or gender diversity

Question 8

Ethical considerations

Answer 8

Wasn’t unethical at the time because it follows the guidelines however was deemed unethical afterwards because people suffered and others were allowed to inflict pain and humiliation on others