Post by og2707 on Oct 20, 2017 3:57:47 GMT
The norms involved in Zimbardo’s study predominantly involve the prisoners and the guards. The participants would act as they thought the prisoners or guards act in the situation. The guards would expect the prisoners to obey them, and when they did not obey, the guards would retaliate with the norms in which the participants believed the guards had. The participants who played the role as the prisoners eventually attempted to make plans to escape, conforming to the norms which they believed actual prisoners had. At one point, Zimbardo played the role of the warden without realising it at the time, and ordered the guards to stop the prisoners from attempting to escape. This is a display of the norms of a warden.
The guards expected obedience from the prisoners due to the uniforms which they were wearing, and when the prisoners disobeyed, they thought the actions of retaliation would be justified. The guards also obeyed the warden, as he is of a higher power.
When observing the Milgram study, it is unlikely that predictions could be made for the Zimbardo study. The participants in Milgram’s study were most likely to obey the person in the position of authority, even more so when the authoritative person was in the same room. The prisoners disobeyed the guards, even though both groups could be in the same room. The guards also retaliated towards the prisoners even though the guards could see the prisoners. This contradicts Milgram’s study, as participants were less likely to administrate a shock to the student if they could see them. The difference between the studies is that the participants in Zimbardo’s study were given uniforms, whereas the participants in Milgram’s study were not. Thus people with uniforms act much differently to those who don’t wear uniforms.
The guards expected obedience from the prisoners due to the uniforms which they were wearing, and when the prisoners disobeyed, they thought the actions of retaliation would be justified. The guards also obeyed the warden, as he is of a higher power.
When observing the Milgram study, it is unlikely that predictions could be made for the Zimbardo study. The participants in Milgram’s study were most likely to obey the person in the position of authority, even more so when the authoritative person was in the same room. The prisoners disobeyed the guards, even though both groups could be in the same room. The guards also retaliated towards the prisoners even though the guards could see the prisoners. This contradicts Milgram’s study, as participants were less likely to administrate a shock to the student if they could see them. The difference between the studies is that the participants in Zimbardo’s study were given uniforms, whereas the participants in Milgram’s study were not. Thus people with uniforms act much differently to those who don’t wear uniforms.