SY103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Das Experiment, Stanford Prison Experiment, Philip Zimbardo
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Details: mock prison the basement of the psychology building, /day to male college students for a study on the psychology of imprisonment, 24 students: 9 prisoners + 9 guards (6 alternates) Results: adapted strong roles, guards become authoritarian and subjected prisoners to psychological torture, prisoners became extremely submissive and passive were released early. Conclusion: people will conform to social roles they are expected to fulfill. Environmental factor: the prison helped to heighten the brutal behaviours. Ethical criticisms: lack of fully informed consent, high levels of humiliation and psychological distress. Comparison: abu ghraib military prisoner torture and abuse (iraq) Movie adaptations: das experiment (2001) & the experiment (2010) 15 men randomly placed into prisoner or guard position. Research problem: effect of imposing inequality on people. Results: had to end after 8 days due to concerns of escalation of violence and rebellion. New research problem: conditions leading to tyranny: absence of enforced rules & authority tyranny.
