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• strength- good control over extraneous variables


  screenings carried out to make sure emotionally stable

  high internal validity, conformity due to social roles given not outside factors
• weakness- study may lack realism 


  prisoners acting instead of conformity, demand characteristics. Behaviour based on stereotypes and how they should act.

  cant be generalised and may lack external validity
• strength - realistic 


  Mcdermott, prisoner‘s behaviour is real. 90% of convo is about prison life.

  valuable, can be applied to real life
• weakness- findings, exaggerated power of social roles 


  1/3 guards behave brutally. 1/3 apply rules fairly. rest help prisoners showing empathy.

  conclusions zimbardo drew may not be fully accurate
• strength- help understand prison behaviour

  same conformity present in Abu Ghraib- iraq military prison, abusive

  findings valuable, apply to real life