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Zimardo's Prison Study
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aim
-study
identification
in
social
roles
procedure
-25
physically & mentally
fit
Ps
-agreed to take part in
mock prison
set up
-assigned either
prisoner
or
guard
-police recruited to
'arrest'
9
'prisoners' from homes
-referenced by
number
-3 'guards'
on shift at once
wearing uniforms
findings
-Ps
conformed
to roles
-study had to be
discontinued
after
6
days
-guards
became
'creative
in their
evil'
-made prisoners wash
toilet
with bare hands, caused
sleep deprivation
-prisoners exhibited
passive
behaviour,
depression
,
crying
&
anxiety
impact on
prisoners
-depression
-anxiety
-passive behaviour
-sleep deprivation
-rashes
-crying
conclusion
-demonstrates how
easily
people can come to behave
uncharacteristically
when placed in new situation with new
roles
what happened to
prisoners
when they entered
study
?
-arrested
by police
-taken
blindfolded
to 'prison'
-stripped
-sprayed with
disinfectant
-given
smocks
to
wear
-prison
numbers
to
memorise
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