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Zimbardo - Stanford Prison Experiment Flashcards

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Who conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment

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Zimbardo

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Aim of Experiment

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Investigated the effect of roles and status on behaviour

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How did the guards behave?

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Participants assigned guard roles became abusive and harassed prisoners

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How did prisoners behave?

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Participants assigned prisoner roles became submissive

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Significance of Experiment

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People readily comply with social roles - supports situational (not dispositional) explanation of behaviour

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Strength of Experiment

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Changed way prisons were run in USA

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Limitation of Experiment

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Lacks population validity (only male college participants)

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Ethical Considerations of Experiment

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Participants suffered psychological harm and were not debriefed post experiment

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Ethical Considerations of Experiment

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Participants suffered psychological harm and were not debriefed post experiment

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