Zimbardos Reearch Flashcards
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Zimbardo’s research aim
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- see if people conform to new social rules
2
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Zimbardos research method
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- 21 males
- randomly allocated as guard or prisoner
- 2 weeks in cell
3
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What happened with prisoners
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-arrested unexpectedly at home
- striped, devoured ad given number
4
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What happened with guards
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- given uniform
- wore sunglasses
-sticks
5
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Findings of Zimbardos research
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- 6 days lasted
- prisoners- hunger strike, nervous breakdown, subdued
- guards- all aggressive, gave orders
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Conclusion Zimbardos research
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- people conform to social roles
7
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Limitation Zimbardos research
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- criticises researchers original findings
- Reicher and Hallam redid experiment
- guards not identify with status and refused to impose authority
- lack to reliability
- questions whether people do not conform to social roles
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Limitation Zimbardos research
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- individuals differences
- guards acted differently from sadisitc behaviour to guards offereing support and sympathy
- dispositional factors play large role - determines if someone conforms to social roles
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Limitation Zimbardos research
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- unethical
- criticised for breaking too many rules
- 5 prisoners left early - physical and mental torment
- guards reported anxiety and guilt
- question whether conformed due to being treated unethically
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Strength Zimbardos research
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provide real life application to US prison
- reforms way prisoners were treated
- prison conditions worse that’s we’re back then
- shows public how badly pale are treat in prison
