Stanford prison experiment
Watch this clip about the Stanford prison experiment and answer the following questions:
What was the researcher, Zimbardo’s question/hypothesis?
How was the experiment set up? i.e. how where the roles defined an setting set?
What was the conclusion for this experiment?
Sample Answer
Zimbardo’s hypothesis was that the roles of prisoner and guard would have a significant impact on the behavior of the participants in the experiment. He believed that the prisoners would become passive and submissive, while the guards would become aggressive and authoritarian.