SOCPSY 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Philip Zimbardo, Stanford Prison Experiment, Hinesville, Georgia
10 Mar 2016
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2003: strip search at mcdonald"s restaurant in hinesville, georgia. Prank caller convinced a manager to strip search a 19 year old employee suspected of drug possession. Power: the ability to influence and control the behaviour of others against their will. Compliance: when the target"s behaviour conforms to the source"s requests. Recruited participants from range of backgrounds (age 20-50) Assigned to wither teacher or learner conditions: all participants actually assigned teacher condition (no real learner) Participants told they were participating in a memory test: told to shock leaner after wrong answer. Actual research question: how many participants will comply and shock learner at highest voltage? (440 volts) 9 out of 12 (75%) of participants went to the end (440v: in original milgram study, 63% went all the way. Scientist as legitimate authority: science as a legitimate institution for the greater good. Diffusion of responsibility by participants: deferral to expert authority reduced perceived personal responsibility.
