Zimbardo study

Question 1

A03- high ecological validity+ roles

Answer 1

-environment and behaviour was realistic, findings can be applied to real prisons
- reality of roles became true , Zimbardo became involved
- demand characteristics, participants started acting as they were expected too.

Question 2

A03 - real life application

Answer 2

-failed in American prisons when implemented
-Zimbardo regarded the experiment as a failure
- was embraced in uk prisons , training of prison guards
-Was fully accepted in norway prisons

Question 3

A03- Zimbardo’s loss of objectivity

Answer 3

-became too engrossed in the experiment
- should have stooped beofre the 6th day
- had to be reminded of what the aim of the study is
- unaware of the ethical issues

Question 4

what was the aim of Zimbardo’s study

Answer 4

to see conformity in real life, dispositional v situational

Question 5

what was the methods used in Zimbardos study

Answer 5

-Stanford prison experiment
-mock prison with 21 student’s
-10 guards, 11 prisoners, 3 spare
-dehumanisation, stripped and put into gowns

Question 6

what was the conclusion from zimbardos study

Answer 6

-individuals conform in certain situations
-guards learned social power and dominance
- situational hypothesis was favoured
- mock environment and social rules created uncharacteristic behaviour

Question 7

what was the final evaluation of zimbardos study

Answer 7

-hoped it was beneficial reform system
-eg in the Norway prisons
- individual differences were greater , prisoner behaviour was not identical