Conformity to Social Roles: Zimbardo (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Social roles definition
Social roles definition
Parts individuals play as members of a social group
Zimbardo's study aim
Zimbardo's study aim
Investigate conformity to social roles of guards & prisoners
Number of participants in Zimbardo's study
Number of participants in Zimbardo's study
24 male undergraduate students
Payment to prisoners per day
Payment to prisoners per day
$15 a day
Location of mock prison
Location of mock prison
Basement of Stanford University
Purpose of prisoner numbering & chains
Purpose of prisoner numbering & chains
Deindividualisation
How roles were assigned
How roles were assigned
Randomly assigned
Guards' instruction about violence
Guards' instruction about violence
Run prison without using physical violence
Planned duration of study
Planned duration of study
Two weeks (14 days)
Speed of role identification
Speed of role identification
Quickly - within days prisoners rebelled, guards became aggressive
Prisoner behaviour to please guards
Prisoner behaviour to please guards
Snitched on other prisoners & defended guards
Zimbardo's conclusion about social roles
Zimbardo's conclusion about social roles
Social roles became increasingly internalised
Population validity issue
Population validity issue
Only US male students (individualist culture) - can't generalise
Ethical issue with participants
Ethical issue with participants
Not protected from psychological harm & stress
Actual duration before study stopped
Actual duration before study stopped
6 days (not 14)