SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Stanford Prison Experiment, Philip Zimbardo, Milgram Experiment

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Social Psychology
• Course: SOCPSY 1Z03
• Professor: Paul Glavin

Document Summary

Proximity and visibility of consequences: the situation makes us obey authority, here the situation has more control than the personality. The power of a situation is clear from milgram"s study. Power of a role contingent on the extent that there is consensus about its associated. The milgram experiment demonstrates power of the situation over personality and other rights and legitimacy individual factors. This matters depending on the credibility of the person or the order given. Also, the proximity of the consequences might shape our responsibility. Experiment run by philip zimbardo at stanford university in 1971. Does the institution control your behaviour, or does your personality allow you to rise above the negative environment? assigned to their roles. prisoners mock prison. 24 healthy participants randomly assigned to guard or prisoner role; spent 6 days in. Examined whether personality traits shape abusive behaviour between guards and. The first day there was a rebellion between the guards and prisoners.