Zimbardo

Question 1

What did he do

And why

Answer 1

Mock prison
Randomly assigned ‘emotionally stable pp’ into either guards or prisoner
To test whether guard brutality was due to disposition or situational

Question 2

Zimbardo used deindividuation how

Answer 2

Guards had uniforms and sunglasses to obscure face
Prisoners had overalls and numbers

• to create anonymity

Question 3

Zimbardo Findings

Answer 3

In 2 days prisoners rebelled
Guards threatened physical and psychological damage to prisoners
Prisoners became depressed
Stopped only after 6 days

Question 4

Zimbardo Concluded that

Answer 4

guards identified to their roles and became more aggressive

Situational factors play a big role

Question 5

AO3

Answer 5

RWA
Conforming isn't automatic
Ethical issues
Considered ethical tho
Lack of realism

Question 6

RWA how

Answer 6

helped inform how prisons work

helped understand Abu Ghraib - only acted because of situational factors

Question 7

Conforming isnt automatic

Answer 7

Zimbardo belived he had allowed sadistic behaviour to be expressed
However 1/3 guards were good
Guards chose how to behave - werent forced

Question 8

Lack of realism why

Answer 8

PP were believed to be play acting
Performances reflected their interpretation
Influenced by Zimbardo