Zimbardo limiations

Question 1

What is one limitation of Zimbardos study (Ethical issues)

Answer 1

Potential from physical and psychological harm. (Prisoners were constantly harassed), (Prisoners had to withdraw from the study)

Question 2

Who said there was a lack of realism in Zimbardos study

Answer 2

Banuazizi & Mohavedi (1975)

Question 3

What did Banuazizi & Mohavedi (1975) say

Answer 3

Participants were play acting and basing there behaviour on stereotypes

Question 4

What did one guard base his behaviour on

Answer 4

One guard based his bahviour on a brutal character form the film ‘cool hand luke’

Question 5

what condradicts the lack of realism

Answer 5

Zimbardo collected qualitative data and found that prisoners based their character on real life. Prisoner 416