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Briefly outline some of the procedures used in social influence research and evaluate whether such procedures are ethical (18 MARKS) Zimbardos study investigated how people would conform to new roles
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Briefly outline some of the procedures used in social influence research and evaluate whether such procedures are ethical (18 MARKS) Zimbardos study investigated how people would conform to new roles. Twelve male volunteers were selected and paid fifteen dollars a day to take part in this two week study. Three males were made guards and nine males were made prisoners. This study is important because it shows exactly how the prisons environment created the guards wicked behaviour towards the prisoners. This suggests that the roles people play shape their attitude and behaviour. This study has received many ethical criticisms- The prisoners were arrested without warning and therefore did not fully give consent for this to happen. They faced humiliation by the guards and had their identity taken away from them, and were given a number to be known by instead. This study has been criticised for causing the participants distress due to the guards...
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