haney and zimbardo

• aim


  to investigate how behavior differed when either given role of prisoner or guard in prison simulations
• method


  lab experiment using independent measures
• sample


  24 males self selected

  randomly allocated prisoners or guard

  prisoners were arrested at home

  given no instructions on how to act

  guards told to maintain order wearing a khaki shirt, reflective sunglasses

  prisoners has a smock and a hat
• procedure


  14 day study lasting 6 days in the stanford university basement

  Zimbardo was the superintendent

  guards worked in shifts and went home as normal

  prisoners had to stay there all day
• results


  many distressed

  boundary between reality and experiment became blurred

  guards became hostile and rude

  prisoners distress increased daily

  strong negative effect
• conclusions


  people conform to roles

  behaviour is situational rather than dispositional
• AO2


  prisoners became passive and submissive suffering emotional trauma

  inhumane treatment by guards leads to degradation, connective solidarity

  turns into self interest, rebellion turns to hopelessness and loss of identity/emasculation