Zimbardo's Stamford Prison Experiment

Question 1

What was the aim of Zimbardo’s experiment?

Answer 1

To investigate why American prisons were so violent

Was it situational or dispositional factors causing it?

Question 2

A social role is….

Answer 2

…Behaviour expected of an individual who occupies a given social position or status. People carry expectations for the appropriate behaviours/characteristics for that given role.

Question 3

Give 5 procedures Zimbardo used in his experiment

Answer 3

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