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Stanford Prison Experiment - Coggle Diagram
Stanford Prison Experiment
Conclusion of the experiment
Female Undergraduates
Shock other participant
Control group
females delivered more shocks
Control group delivered less shocks
The behviour of the character
Guards were
High anonymity (uniform)
Low individual responsibility
Sadistic
Group norm of violence
Prisoners were
High anonymity (referred to by name)
Low individual responsibility
Traumatized
Group norm of submission
The Experiment
Philip Zimbardo (1973)
Randomly assigned to "prisoner" or "prison guard"
Lasted 6 days
24 male participants
Built a prison in the basement of Stanford University
Instructed to make orders/follow orders
Prison guards acted violently
Prisoners acted submissively
Aim of the experiment
Follow Social Norms
Individual Responsibility
Attention to the self