Reicher and Haslam
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- Created on: 16-04-15 19:02
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- Reicher and Haslam
- to create an institution 'like' a prison to investigate the behaviour of groups that are unequal in resources, power and status
- 332 applicants reduced to 27 men then 15 chosen to represent the diversity in age, class, and ethnicity
- 15 participants - matched on personality into groups of 3 x5
- 1 out of the 3 is then chosen randomly to be a guard
- 15 participants - matched on personality into groups of 3 x5
- ethics - 24/7 security and monitoring.
- physiological measures taken - saliva for the hormone cortisol
- all volunteers were psychologically screened and fully assessed over a weekend by clinical psychologists
- 332 applicants reduced to 27 men then 15 chosen to represent the diversity in age, class, and ethnicity
- 15 participants - matched on personality into groups of 3 x5
- 1 out of the 3 is then chosen randomly to be a guard
- 15 participants - matched on personality into groups of 3 x5
- 332 applicants reduced to 27 men then 15 chosen to represent the diversity in age, class, and ethnicity
- ecological validity - lab experiment and not real prisoners or guards
- psychological research - could show that failure in germany's democratic system made authoritarian system more attractive therefore cause tyranny
- ethical because of the 24/7 monitoring
- unethical - psychological harm could have been caused
- tells us that people don't automatically assume roles and group processes are very important
- shared sense of identity affects mental state and allows group to be effective
- failing groups allow tyranny to impose - could explain why hitler came into control
- quantitative and qualitative data
- unrepresentative - only males and all volunteers
- wide variety in sample - age, ethnicity and class
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