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Created by Georgia Bishop
over 9 years ago
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Question | Answer |
Aim | To analyse the conditions that will lead individuals to identify with their groups To develop ethical guidelines for social psychological investigations To provide data on the unfolding interactions between groups on unequal power |
Sample | National advertisements, 332 self selected reduced to 15 Psychometric test Weekend of assessment Character and medical references |
Methodology | Day 3: Group permeability Day 6: Group legitimacy Day 7: Participants about the possibility to change |
Induction procedure (Guards) | Guards (5) - hotel before entering prison, come up with rules (no violence) Shown prison time table tour of Prison superior meals, extra drinks and snacks |
Induction (prisoners) | Heads shaved uniform, t-shirt with 3 digit number printed possibility of promotion |
Ethics | Ethical screening two independent psychologist monitored the study through out paramedic and security constant stand by round the clock ethics committee |
Findings Social identification - prinsoners | Prisoners showed little social identification before day 3, after it increased and reflected in their conversations - how they could change the groups |
Findings social identification - Guards | little social identification due to discomfort of power led to inefficient leadership and to the prisoners perceiving the leadership as illegitimate - creating insecurity |
Prisoner 10 | led to awareness of alternatives, shown in ratings and the set up of the commune. The prisoners challenged the system, and after a complete break down they set up a self discipline commune. The non supporters of the commune (Old guards and old prisoners) wanted right wing authoritarianism, they asked the experimenters for guard uniform |
collapse of the system | on day 6 the system broke down The prisoners challenged the system, and after a complete break down they set up a self discipline commune. The non supporters of the commune (Old guards and old prisoners) wanted right wing authoritarianism, they asked the experimenters for guard uniform. Supporters of the commune did not defend it |
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