Zimbardo - Findings

• How did guards take up their roles?

  Enthusiastically
• After how many days did prisoners rebel?

  2 days
• How did guards treated prisoners?

  Harshly
• How did guards remind prisoners of their powerlessness?

  Harassed them constantly
• How did guards highlight the differences in social roles?

  Enforcing the rules and administering punishments
• How did the prisoners act after their rebellion was put down?

  Subdued, depressed and anxious
• How many prisoners were released early?

  Three
• One prisoner went on a hunger strike
• How did guards identify more and more with their role?

  Behaviour became increasingly brutal and aggressive
• How many days was the study supposed to last?

  14
• After how many days did the study actually end, instead of the intended 14 days?

  6