PSYC 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 75: Role Theory, Solomon Asch, Philip Zimbardo
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B(cid:455) the e(cid:374)d of toda(cid:455)"s (cid:272)lass (cid:455)ou should (cid:271)e a(cid:271)le to: Describe the standford prison experiment and explain the significance of its findings in relation to social role theory. Describe the concept of deindividuation and how it relates to the halloween study. Discuss the solomon asch studies and explain the significance of its findings. Philip zimbardo: can the social roles in some environments lead to negative behaviour, not just a few bad apples, but the bucket of apples. It is the system they are in that facilitates such behaviour and leads them to this. No difference in the two different categories. The sunglasses = gives them a new identify. The prisoners challenged them the very first day. But day two, the guards took them out and stopped the rebellion. Roles were so powerful, environment was so powerful that they believed the prisoners actually did something wrong. After the first breakdown, there was another person everyday.
