Zimbardo

Cards (9)

  • 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