Stanford Prison Experiment - Zimbardo (1971) Flashcards
1
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What was the aim of the experiment?
A
to research conformity to social roles
2
Q
How many participants were selected for the experiment?
A
24 out of a total sample of 75 after mental stability screening
3
Q
How were the participants selected?
A
volunteer sampling - adverts in local newspapers offered $15 dollars per day for individuals who wanted to participate in a “psychological study of prison life”
4
Q
What were the issues with the sample?
A
- ethnocentric
- androcentric
- small sample size
5
Q
Give a quantitative finding of the experiment.
A
10% of the prisoners’ conversations involved life outside the prison - 90% of their conversations were about prison life, suggesting high internal validity as the situation felt at least somewhat realistic to the participants
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