PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Stanford Prison Experiment, Deindividuation

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

The power of the situation ch 13 part 1: social psychology, a)definition, b) roles and rules: zimbardo"s prison experiment, conformity, asch"s experiments. 3. obedience to authority: a) milgram"s experiment, b) foot-in-the-door experiment, social psychology. A) definition: scientific study of how individuals behave, think and feel in social situations. How we are affected by the actual, or implied presence of others. How social pressures can exert significant influence on behaviour (e. g. B) social roles and rules: social role: defined pattern of behaviour that is expected of a person when functioning in a given setting. Zimbardo"s prison experiment (1973) : stanford prison experiment: corruption in prisons: Bad seeds or bad soil? (i. e bad prisons or bad system?: study: 22 subjects screened for psychological maturity and health. Randomly assigned to role of guard or prisoner. Guards: worked 8-hour shift/ wore uniform, whistle & club. Prisoners: stayed in mock uniform 24 hrs/day & wore degrading uniforms: after 6 days of role stimulation: