Evaluation of Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment
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- Created on: 07-10-18 16:29
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- Evaluation of Zimbardo's Stanford prison experiment
- investigator effects
- Zimbardo acted as prison super intendant
- could have influenced the outcome
- Zimbardo acted as prison super intendant
- demand characteristics
- the guards may have changed their behaviour to influence the outcome
- a guard they called 'John Wayne' reported behaviour of brutality in order for something to happen
- role/performance was based on their stereotypes
- the guards may have changed their behaviour to influence the outcome
- ethical issues
- caused stress for the participants especially the ones who were prisoners
- some thought they couldn't actually leave
- was not stopped in time
- physical violence
- attempted to force feed one of the prisoners who went on hunger strike
- caused stress for the participants especially the ones who were prisoners
- rule of dispositional influences
- Zimbardo exaggerated the power of the situation
- two thirds of the guards weren't brutal towards the prisoners
- some tried to be helpful
- the differences in the guards behaviour shows that they could exercise their right and wrong choices
- even if there were pressures to conform
- investigator effects
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