SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Stanford Prison Experiment
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Researchers pi, warden (grad student), parole board members, ex convict who became the equivalent of the parole officer. Research subjects: everyday statuses which conflict with the statuses of their contacts. Prisoners: behave submissively through, given the context, he was behaving just like a parole officer i. ii. iii. We expect parole officers to not go easy on convicts. Upset they didn"t stand up to the warden. New prisoner wasn"t following norms associated with prison life. Types of people involved in the experiment weren"t really the type of people who statistically are ever incarcerated. Explanation: the power of the situation a. b. Weren"t challenging what they clearly thought was abnormal c. d. e. Guards may have been acting in ways they expected they should as research subjects. Some roles and sanctions may have been planned by zimbardo and prison consultant. Despite criticisms, the study a. b. c. d. Demonstrates the power of the situation over those in prisoner/subservient roles.
