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PSY199: The Mind And The Person

Stanford Prison Experiment

Philip George Zimbardo

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<p>To understand the behavior and development of norms and effects of the roles, labels, and social expectations in a simulated prison environment.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through newspaper advertisements.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>24 participants were chosen; 12 to role play prisoners, and 12 to play guards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Through a random coin toss.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes, guards were given a brief orientation and told they could do anything except hit the prisoners and were told to maintain order in the prison.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Police arrests and processing, an isolation cell, prisoner and guard uniforms, prisoner ID, and other dehumanizing procedures.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Stanford Prison Experiment was meant to run for two weeks. In actuality, it went on for six days.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Initially, guards were unsure in their roles and were slow to band together. The prisoners were more unified.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Guards employed psychological tactics and tactics later dominated and even turned abusive. This change was caused by the guards feeling empowered through their authority.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author concluded that the power of the situation can shape individual behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One noted limitation is Zimbardo's dual role as a principal investigator and prison superintendent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>BBC Prison Experiment</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alex Haslam and Stephen David Reicher</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>To explore when people go along with oppressive groups and when people act as a group to challenge oppression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Participants for the BBC Prison Experiment were recruited through a newspaper advertisement. 15 men were selected from the pool of volunteers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>15 men were divided into 5 groups of 3. Those groups were similar based on their social dominance and authoritarianism. One person from each group was randomly selected as a guard and the other two as prisoners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Yes. Guards were gathered together in a hotel and told to make the prison work, but it was up to them how best to manage it. They were given free rein to devise rules and administer punishments.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A purpose-built setting was enclosed with no window to the outside world. Guards were placed in individual stations as well as in quarters. There were cells for prisoners and an isolation cell was available. Prisoners were given low status, and guards were granted high status.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The BBC Prison Experiment ran for 9 days.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The guards and prisoners were initially uneasy, but the prisoners worked hard at first, hoping to earn a promotion. The guards remained disunited and their authority was undermined by the prisoners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The researchers observed a continual erosion of the guard's authority, eventually leading to a breakdown of their regime. The experiment concluded with the formation of a commune-type structure.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author's concluded that individuals do not conform blindly or mindlessly to assigned roles. Instead, they are more likely to identify with a group and internalize the role if it serves their own purpose.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The participants knew they were being filmed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Stanford Prison Project and the BBC Prison Experiment were discussed.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>University of Buffalo</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>College of Arts and Sciences</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The University at Buffalo was founded in 1846.</p> Signup and view all the answers