Zimbardo Flashcards
Zimmy participants
24 males
Sound mind
What the the ps consent to in zimmy
14 days of playing their role
$15 a day
Zimmy procedure
Ps fake arrested and handcuffed in their home (did not consent to this) taken in van to police station and fingerprints were taken
Then blindfolded and taken to Stanford uni basement
Then stripped and sprayed with deodorant and made to stand naked
Mug shots taken + places in cells
Zimmy. What were the guards told to do
‘Maintain order’
NO physical violence
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Even when ps were unaware of being watched they stuck to their roles and acted as their role eg prisoners talked to eachother like prisoners
5 prisoners had to be released early due to severe mental health