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What was the main question
Zimbardo
aimed to answer with the
Stanford prison experiment
?
Do prison guards behave brutally because of sadistic personalities or due to the situation?
What was the procedure of the
Stanford prison experiment
?
Mock prison set up at
Stanford University
Students volunteered and were assigned roles of
guards
or
prisoners
Prisoners were arrested, blindfolded, and stripped
Strict division of social roles with regulated routines
What was the outcome of the
Stanford prison experiment
after
six
days?
The study was stopped due to the threat to prisoners'
psychological
and physical health.
How did the
guards'
behavior change during the
Stanford prison experiment
?
The guards became more
brutal
and aggressive, enjoying the power they had over the prisoners.
What did the findings of the
Stanford prison experiment
reveal about
social roles
?
They revealed the power of the situation to influence people's behavior and
conformity
to roles.
What are some limitations of the
Stanford prison experiment
?
Lack of realism
Role of
dispositional influences
Ethical issues
Why is the lack of research support a limitation for
Zimbardo's
conclusions?
It challenges the idea that
situational factors
alone determine behavior in
prisons
.
What ethical limitation is associated with the
Stanford prison study
?
Participants were
deceived
about the nature of the study and the roles of confederates.
Who did the
Stafford
prison experiment
Zimbardo