whether prison guards behaved brutally because of personality, or the situation
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how did Zimbardo choose his sample
volunteer sample - chose those deemed 'emotionally stable'
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how was the realism heightened
prisoners were arrested at their homes by local police, given a uniform and a number
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What did the guards have to heighten the realism
uniforms, sunglasses, handcuffs
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what were the guards told they had over the prisoners
complete control
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FINDINGS
yay
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what happeed to the study overall
it was stopped after 6 days instead of 14
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why was the study stopped
the guards' behavior became a threat t the psychological and physical heath of the prisoners
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what happened 2 days into the experiment
the prisoners rebelled against the harsh treatment - they ripped their uniforms and shouted and swore at the guards
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how did the guards react to this rebellion - what tactics did they deploy
'divide and rule' tactics by playing the prisoners off each other. They harrassed the prisoners constantly to make sure they knew they were being monitored at all times
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how did the guards highlight the difference in social roles
created plenty of oppertunities to enforce the rues, and punish every misdemenour
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what happened to the prisoners after the rebellion was subdued
became subdued, depressed and anxious
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what happened to one prisoner
releasd after a day because he showed symptoms of psychological distress
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what happened to the prisoner who went on hunger strike
2 guards tried to force feed him, then punished him by putting him in 'the hole'
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what does the simulation show
the power the situation has over behaviour
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how was conformity shown
guards, prisoners and researchers all conformed - even volunteers who came in to act as the prison caplain found them selves behaving as if it were real
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why is a strength of Zimbardo's research INTERNAL VALIDITY
Zaimbardo had control over his sample - he chose pp that were deemed psychologically fit to rule out the impact of personality differences as an explanation
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what does ruling out individual differences allow
allows for conclusions to be drawn about the SITUATION
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2. what weakens the realism of the study
some researchers argue the pp were merely play acting rather than genuine conformity
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what did one guard say that reinforced this
claimed he had based his role on a character from film
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why does this weaken the study
pp were acting out stereotypes, not genuinely conforming, affects the int. validity
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how did zimbardo rebut this
quantitive data showed 90% of pp conversations were about prison lif
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what does this increase
validity
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3. what does Fromm argue
zimbardo minimised the role of dispositional factors (personality)
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what evidence shows personality played a role
only 1/3 of guards behaved brutaly, anoter 1/3 wanted to apply the rules fairly, 1/3 tried tp help the prioners by offering them cigarette or reinstating privileges
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what does this usggest about zimbardo's conclusion
the conclusion that pp were conforming to social roles may be overstated
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what does the difference in guard behaviour show
they were able to distinguish from right and wrong, despite situational pressure
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
how did Zimbardo choose his sample
Back
volunteer sample - chose those deemed 'emotionally stable'
Card 3
Front
how was the realism heightened
Back
Card 4
Front
What did the guards have to heighten the realism
Back
Card 5
Front
what were the guards told they had over the prisoners
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