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Social Influence A01 The Stanford Prison Experiment Procedure Findings Zimbardo set up mock prison in basement of Stanford University Selected 'emotionally stable' student volunteers Students randomly assigned 'guards' or 'prisoners' 'Prisoners' arrested at their homes by police, blindfolded, strip-searched, deloused, issued uniform and number Guards had a uniform, wooden club, handcuffs, keys and mirror shades Guards told they had complete power over prisoners - even deciding when they were allowed toilet Guards' behaviour affected prisoners' psychological and physical health Study stopped after 6 days rather than intended 14. After 2 days, prisoners rebelled CONFORMITY TO SOCIAL ROLES: ZIMBARDO'S RESEARCH Guards harrassed prisoners contantly After the rebellion, prisoners became depressed and anxious 1 prisoner released on first day after showing signs of psychological disturbance 2 prisoners released on fourth day, and 1 went on a hunger strike Some guards appeared to enjoy their power Conclusions Simulation revealed power of situation to influence people's behaviour All people conformed to roles - behaved as if they were in a prison rather than study Evaluation Control Zimbardo and his colleagues had control over situation Only 'emotionally stable' participants chosen Personality differences were ruled out as participants randomly assigned Control increases internal validity of study Lack of realism Paper 1 Banuazizi and Moha (1975) argued that participants were play-acting rather than being genuine. They believed their performances were based off of stereotypes Zimbardo provided evidence of the situation being...
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very real to participants - 90% of prisoner conversations were about prison life, 'Prisoner 416' expressed the view that the prison was real, but run by psychologists rather than the government Social Influence Role of dispositional influences Fromm (1973) accused Zimbardo of exaggerating the power of the situation to influence behaviour - only around 1/3 of the guards showed a brutal behaviour. Another third applied the rules fairy, while the rest even sympathised and supported the prisoners Suggests Zimbardo's conclusion that participants conformed to social roles may be over-stated Lack of research support Paper 1 Reicher and Haslam's (2006) replication of the study was broadcast on TV. They found the prisoners eventually took control and harassed the guards The prisoners identified as a social group that refused to accept the limits of their roles Ethical issues Zimbardo had a dual role - researcher and prison superintendent He therefore didn't always act responsibly as a researcher and took on his study role instead
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Social Influence A01 The Stanford Prison Experiment Procedure Findings Zimbardo set up mock prison in basement of Stanford University Selected 'emotionally stable' student volunteers Students randomly assigned 'guards' or 'prisoners' 'Prisoners' arrested at their homes by police, blindfolded, strip-searched, deloused, issued uniform and number Guards had a uniform, wooden club, handcuffs, keys and mirror shades Guards told they had complete power over prisoners - even deciding when they were allowed toilet Guards' behaviour affected prisoners' psychological and physical health Study stopped after 6 days rather than intended 14. After 2 days, prisoners rebelled CONFORMITY TO SOCIAL ROLES: ZIMBARDO'S RESEARCH Guards harrassed prisoners contantly After the rebellion, prisoners became depressed and anxious 1 prisoner released on first day after showing signs of psychological disturbance 2 prisoners released on fourth day, and 1 went on a hunger strike Some guards appeared to enjoy their power Conclusions Simulation revealed power of situation to influence people's behaviour All people conformed to roles - behaved as if they were in a prison rather than study Evaluation Control Zimbardo and his colleagues had control over situation Only 'emotionally stable' participants chosen Personality differences were ruled out as participants randomly assigned Control increases internal validity of study Lack of realism Paper 1 Banuazizi and Moha (1975) argued that participants were play-acting rather than being genuine. They believed their performances were based off of stereotypes Zimbardo provided evidence of the situation being...
Social Influence A01 The Stanford Prison Experiment Procedure Findings Zimbardo set up mock prison in basement of Stanford University Selected 'emotionally stable' student volunteers Students randomly assigned 'guards' or 'prisoners' 'Prisoners' arrested at their homes by police, blindfolded, strip-searched, deloused, issued uniform and number Guards had a uniform, wooden club, handcuffs, keys and mirror shades Guards told they had complete power over prisoners - even deciding when they were allowed toilet Guards' behaviour affected prisoners' psychological and physical health Study stopped after 6 days rather than intended 14. After 2 days, prisoners rebelled CONFORMITY TO SOCIAL ROLES: ZIMBARDO'S RESEARCH Guards harrassed prisoners contantly After the rebellion, prisoners became depressed and anxious 1 prisoner released on first day after showing signs of psychological disturbance 2 prisoners released on fourth day, and 1 went on a hunger strike Some guards appeared to enjoy their power Conclusions Simulation revealed power of situation to influence people's behaviour All people conformed to roles - behaved as if they were in a prison rather than study Evaluation Control Zimbardo and his colleagues had control over situation Only 'emotionally stable' participants chosen Personality differences were ruled out as participants randomly assigned Control increases internal validity of study Lack of realism Paper 1 Banuazizi and Moha (1975) argued that participants were play-acting rather than being genuine. They believed their performances were based off of stereotypes Zimbardo provided evidence of the situation being...
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very real to participants - 90% of prisoner conversations were about prison life, 'Prisoner 416' expressed the view that the prison was real, but run by psychologists rather than the government Social Influence Role of dispositional influences Fromm (1973) accused Zimbardo of exaggerating the power of the situation to influence behaviour - only around 1/3 of the guards showed a brutal behaviour. Another third applied the rules fairy, while the rest even sympathised and supported the prisoners Suggests Zimbardo's conclusion that participants conformed to social roles may be over-stated Lack of research support Paper 1 Reicher and Haslam's (2006) replication of the study was broadcast on TV. They found the prisoners eventually took control and harassed the guards The prisoners identified as a social group that refused to accept the limits of their roles Ethical issues Zimbardo had a dual role - researcher and prison superintendent He therefore didn't always act responsibly as a researcher and took on his study role instead