Zimbardo Prison Experiment

In 1973 Philip Zimbardo published his research paper known as the “Stanford Prison Study.” Zimbardo wanted to study the different role of authority and obedience in a simulated prison he created, this was also true in the film “Stanford prison Experiment,” bother film and research were very similar, but the film not only show how the groups conform to their roles but also the warden, he became so hungry in finding answer to his questions that he would stop at nothing. Thus, his experiment ended rather quickly. In the research of the simulated prisons, they randomly assigned male students that volunteered to participate this this study to either “guard’ or “prisoner.” The 75 respondents who volunteered for this study went through a screening process and answered questionnaires about their family background, their physical and mental health history, and if they were involved in any kind of crimes. From those 75 …show more content…
They then proceeded to take a mug shot and handed their appropriate clothes, the prisoners were stripped from their normal clothes and given loosely fitting dresses with identification numbers on the front and back, a chain and lock was placed on one ankle, and a nylon stocking which was made into a cap. Guarder were given khaki shirts and pants with a whistle, a police night stick and reelecting sunglasses so the prisoners could not identify them (Haney, Banks, & Zimbardo, 1973). The warden then came into the “jail” and read to the prisoners of the rules and what would happen if they did not follow such rules (Haney, Banks, & Zimbardo, 1973). As time went on, the subjects who played the prisoners began to think, act and rebel like prisoners. Same kinds of behaviors happened to the guards, they became power hungry when playing this role even though they were simulating a prison and wearing a