Reicher and Haslam's BBC prison study

a list of 10 questions about the BBC prison study conducted by Reicher and Haslam.

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  • Created by: James
  • Created on: 29-04-12 16:25
how were the participants split
10 prisoners, 5 guards
1 of 8
who was introduced on Day 4?
a Trade Union official
2 of 8
how did Reicher and Haslam manipulate the permeability of roles?
On Day 3 a prisoner was promoted to a guard but the prisoners were then told that no-one else could be promoted
3 of 8
on Day 6 what did the guards and prisoners try to establish?
a commune
4 of 8
what did some prisoners want the guards to do?
"******* toe the line"
5 of 8
one aim of the study was to analyse the conditions that lead individuals to...
identify with their group, and accept/challenge intergroup inequalities
6 of 8
one reason why the study may lack reliability is because...
the participants knew they were being filmed and therefore may have given demand characteristics or socially desirable behaviour
7 of 8
one conclusion of the study was that...
tyranny came about because of the breaking down of groups
8 of 8

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Card 2

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who was introduced on Day 4?

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a Trade Union official

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how did Reicher and Haslam manipulate the permeability of roles?

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Card 4

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on Day 6 what did the guards and prisoners try to establish?

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Card 5

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what did some prisoners want the guards to do?

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Well done, this quiz is really good :) it really helped x

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