Status and power

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

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

• Convenience

• Convenient

• Stratified

• Random

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

• 20

• 31

• 24

• 18

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

• 3

• 14

• 6

• 8

What is one of the ethical issues in Stanford Prison Experiment?

• Lack of informed consent

• Confidentiality

• No debriefing

• Role of the experimenter

The study demonstrates that

• The status given to individuals affects the behaviour.

• The status given is not powerful to affect individuals' behaviour.

• The status given does not affect individuals' behaviour.

What is status?

• An individual's feelings about themselves

• An individual's position within a group

• An individual's position within a group as perceived by members

• An individual's important in a group

What is social power?

• The influence that an individual exerts on others

• The relationships between people in social setting

• Two or more people interacting

• Two or more people interacting for a common purpose

How did the prisoners respond to the guards in the experiment?

• They had mental breakdowns and rebelled against the guards.

• They stopped the experiment.

• They laughed about it over a game of cards.

• They responded as anticipated.