The following is a video documentary about Dr. Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Study called Quiet Rage:
Zimbardo Stanford Prison Experiment 1 1 (Links to an external site.)
Zimbardo Stanford Prison Experiment 1 1
After watching the documentary, read the following article from which the video is based:
Zimbardo_Interpersonal dynamics in a simulated prison_1973.pdfPreview the document
For this assignment, you are to write a summary of the Zimbardo article. You may use the textbook to assist you in writing this paper. In your summary you will report on several aspects of the experiment as well as provide your reaction to the article (i.e. what did you get out of it).
1. How many participants were in the study?
2. How were the participants selected for the study?
3. What was the purpose for administering Psychological testing to the participants prior to the experiment?
4. How were the two groups divided up?
5. Who were the participants (i.e. provide demographics like age, gender, and race/ethnicity)?
6. What sorts of social psychological variables were being investigated (e.g. deindividuation) – ensure that you provide their operational definitions in your paper?
7. What was the hypothesis of the study?
8. What were the results of the study; what were their independent and dependent variables?
9. How long was the study allowed to run in relation to how long it was scheduled to run?
10. Provide your reaction to the experiment (e.g. was it ethical, was it intriguing, what did you learn from reading the study, etc.)
