Zimbardo’s Study Flashcards
1
Q
What is a social role?
A
Where a person sits on the societal heirearchy?
2
Q
What is deinvidualnsation?
A
When a person loses their personal identity
3
Q
What is a superintendent?
A
A fake role of being in charge of a prison
4
Q
What 2 researchers evaluated Zimbardos study ?
A
Banuazizi and Fromme
5
Q
What did fromme accuse zimbardo of doing?
A
minimising the impact of dispositional factors
6
Q
What evaluation related to demand characteristics did Banuaxizi suggest?
A
Participants were play acting
7
Q
What was the procedure in Zimbardos experiment?
A
- 24 american male student volunteers were psychologically and physically screened
- They were randomly assigned to play either a prisoner or guard
- Prisoners were arrested randomly at their homes
- Prisoners were given and referred to by their id numbers
- Prisoners wore chains on their ankles
- Guards were given mirrored sunglasses
8
Q
What were the findings if Zimbardos study?
A
- Guards grew increasingly abusive and forced orisobers ro do degrsding tasks
- As punishments guards made prisoners do push ups or sexual acts toward one another
- Guards rewarded well behaved prisoners with special privileges
- five prisoners had to be released early due to extreme reactions
9
Q
How long was Zimbardos experiment planned to last?
A
2 weeks
10
Q
How long was Zimbardos study planned to last?
A
2weeks
11
Q
how can you argue that participants thought the experiment was real in zimbardos study?
A
- Early release due to extreme reactions e.g anxiety, crying and rage
- 1 prisoner asked for parole rather than to withdraw
