Zimbardos Evaluation Flashcards
1
Q
why was Zimbardos experiment unethical
A
- P were psychologically harmed
- He did not carry out informed consent
2
Q
what was Zimbardos response to claims of uneticality
A
- he recruited psychologically stable people
- he stopped the experiment
3
Q
why are Zimbardos results not generalisable
A
- he recruited middle aged white men so they cant be recruited to to other genders, cultures etc
4
Q
why does the experiment lack ecological validity
A
- situation wasn’t real > P might not have believed that it was real
5
Q
what was zimbardos counterpoint to lack of ecological validity
A
> 90% of conversations were about life in person meaning that it can be argued that the P genuinely believed they were in prison
6
Q
why is the fact that Zimbardo participated in the experiment a limitation
A
- biased > investigator effects
