criticisms

Subdecks (1)

Cards (10)

  • lacks internal validity 

    -Ps behaviour result of demand characteristics
    -one cruel guard said he based his role on character from film he recently watched
    -acting in way Zimbardo wanted them to
    -however many prisoners showed genuine signs of psychological disturbance
  • androcentric

    -can't generalise to females
  • ethnocentric

    -Americans only
    -can't generalise to collectivist cultures
  • ethical issues

    -Ps not protected from stress / harm
    -prisoners gained rashes, anxiety, depression
    -needed counselling after
    -unexpectedly arrested infront of all their neighbours
    -stripped without consent