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Conformity 4: Zimbardo

Quiz by Jen Curran

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  • Q1

    The Stanford Prison Experiment studied:

    Obedience to authority

    Compliance

    Rebellion

    Conformity to social roles

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  • Q2

    The roles of guard and prisoner were decided:

    Randomly

    Systematically

    By the researchers

    By choice

    60s
  • Q3

    Which statement best describes the behaviour of the prisoners?

    They made it difficult for the guards to enforce the rules of the prison

    They supported each other

    They resisted the cruelty of the guards

    They became more submissive as the study progressed

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  • Q4

    Which of the following is NOT a finding from Zimbardo's prison study?

    Prisoners made it difficult for the guards to enforce rules

    Behaviour is influenced by loss of identity

    Social roles affect behaviour

    Many of the prisoners suffers psychological distress

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  • Q5

    Which of the following is an ethical issue associated with Zimbardo's study?

    There may have been demand characteristics

    Zimbardo played a 'dual-role' 

    Participants were not able to give fully informed consent

    The sample is not representative of a wider population

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  • Q6

    Organise these evaluation points in to strengths and weaknesses of Zimbardo's study

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  • Q7

    There many have been demand characteristics, participants knew they were being studied and many have changed their behaviour to meet Zimbardo's expectations - this lowers the internal validity. 

    true
    false
    True or False
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  • Q8

    Zimbardo made multiple attempts to make his study representative of a real prison experience, for example, arresting participants in their own homes. This gives the study low mundane realism

    false
    true
    True or False
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  • Q9

    Zimbardo's findings led to reform in prisons in America and around the world. 

    true
    false
    True or False
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  • Q10

    Only white, middle class, male participants were used, it cannot be assumed that their behaviour is representative of a wider population, this means that the study has ...

    Poor temporal validity

    Poor ecological validity

    Low population validity

    Low internal validity

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  • Q11

    Zimbardo playing a ‘dual-role’ in the Stanford Prison study raises the issue of...

    Demand characteristics

    Poor external validity

    Researcher bias

    Social desirability bias

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  • Q12

    How many participants did Zimbardo have take part in his prison study?

    24

    48

    32

    12

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  • Q13

    Participants were required to complete a psychological assessment before being selected to take part in the prison study. 

    true
    false
    True or False
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  • Q14

    Only participants who were psychologically stable and healthy took part in Zimbardo's prison study

    true
    false
    True or False
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  • Q15

    What sampling method was used in Zimbardo's prison study?

    Systematic

    Opportunity

    Random

    Volunteer

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