The Stanford Prison Experiment

Where did Zimbardo conduct his prison study?

• Yale university

• Cambridge university

• Princeton university

• Stanford University

In Zimbardo's Prison Study how were the prisoners and guards allocated?

• Participants said which role they preferred to take

• Zimbardo decided who should goin each group

• Randomly

• First 12 to volunteer allocated prisoner role, second 12 guards

Which of the following is not a valid criticism of Zimbardo's prison study?

• The study lacked internal validity due to the way the prisoners and guards were allocated

• Zimbardo exaggerated the power of situational factors influencing behaviour as only about a third of the guards behaved in an aggressive manner

• The participants were play acting stereotypes of how prisoners and guards are supposed to behave rather than conforming to roles

• The study created ethical issues as when the prisoners requested parole they were refused and because of the distress caused

Which of the following statements about Zimbardo's prison study is false?

• The guards identified more with their social role than the prisoners did

• One prisoner went on hunger strike and the other prisoners considered him to be a hero

• One prisoner had to be released on the first day because he showed symptoms of psychological disturbance

• Zimbardo played the role of chief guard

What sampling method did Zimbardo use to recruit potential participants for his prison study?

• Systematic

• Opportunity

• Volunteer

• Random

In the Zimbardo's prison study, how many partcipants were selected to take part?

• 20

• 31

• 24

• 18

Which of the following statements about social roles is incorrect?

• An example of a social role is a mother caring for and loving her

  children

• We occupy a social status and play a social role

• A social status and a social role are the same thing

• Social roles provide a set of behaviours that are expected of someone who holds a particular status

After how many days was Zimbardo's prison study stopped?

• 3

• 14

• 6

• 8

In the prison study, how many guards were on duty at any one time?

• 2

• 5

• 6

• 3

Why were prisoners addressed by number instead of name?

• So they didn't have to remember everyone's name

• To make the research report anonymous

• Deinvidualisation

• To embarrass them