HPS100H1 Lecture Notes - Cognitive Dissonance, Brooklyn College, Stanford Prison Experiment
22 Oct 2013
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Philip zimbardo (1933- : born in new york city, from sicilian immigrants, studied anthropology, psychology and sociology in brooklyn college 1954, ph. d. in psychology at yale in 1959, 2002 apa president. Context: social: 1960s critiques of authority and conformity, previous research: milgram on obedience and zimbardo on deindividuation, experiment setup in stanford prison study, mock prison in stanford"s jordan hall, zimbardo served as the superintendent of the prison. Results: relation between guards and prisoners deteriorated in a disturbing and rapid manner, experiment ended after six days instead of the intended two weeks because of this. Zimbardo"s analysis: situational (not dispositional) attribution. Most in novel settings, why: people cannot call on previous guidelines for their options. Rules become real compartmentalization effect: anonymity and deindividuation.
