zimbardo

• What is the aim of Zimbardo's research?

  To understand conformity to social roles
• What does Zimbardo's research aim to review?

  Ethics and research methods
• How does Zimbardo's research apply to the real world?

  It examines real-life implications of behavior
• What key aspects should be noted from Zimbardo's film?

  • Participants
  • Research design
  • Findings
  • Explanations of behavior
  • Ethical issues
  • Relevance to real life
• What was the purpose of Zimbardo's Prison Experiment?

  To test if brutality was situational or personal
• How many students participated in Zimbardo's study?

  24 students
• What roles were assigned to the participants in Zimbardo's study?

  Guards or prisoners
• What was the initial treatment of the prisoners in the experiment?

  Blindfolded, strip-searched, and deloused
• What was the significance of de-individualisation in the study?

  Prisoners were identified by numbers, not names
• What power did the guards have over the prisoners?

  Complete power over daily routines
• How long was Zimbardo's study originally planned to last?

  14 days
• Why was the study stopped after 6 days?

  Due to extreme behavior and rebellion
• How did the guards' identification with their roles affect their behavior?

  The more they identified, the more brutal they became
• What role did Zimbardo himself take during the experiment?

  He became over-involved as prison leader
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of Zimbardo's study?

  Strengths:

  • Control over participant selection
  • Random assignment of roles

  
  

  Weaknesses:

  • Low population validity
  • Low ecological validity
  • Zimbardo's bias as researcher
• What is a limitation regarding the population validity of Zimbardo's study?

  It only included American male students
• What did Reicher and Haslam's study find in contrast to Zimbardo's findings?

  Prisoners took control in their study
• What did Banuazizi and Mohamed suggest about participants' behavior?

  Participants were play-acting their roles
• How did Zimbardo counter the criticism of ecological validity?

  90% of prisoners discussed prison life
• What was Zimbardo's stance on the influence of the situation on behavior?

  He emphasized situational factors over personalities
• What was a strength of Zimbardo's control over the study?

  Only emotionally stable participants were recruited
• How does Zimbardo's study relate to real-life events?

  It relates to the Abu Ghraib prison abuses
• What question arises from the BBC news articles regarding Zimbardo's research?

  Do they challenge Zimbardo's conclusions?
• What is the significance of Zimbardo's findings in psychology?

  They highlight the power of situational influences