Zimbardo wanted to find out if the cruelty reported against the guards in American prisons was because of the barbarous personalities of the prison guards or if it was due to the environment of a prison. He wanted to find out how people would heed to the character of a guard and a prisoner in a fake environment that resembled prison life. Prisoner and guards usually possess personalities that doesn’t mix together. Prisoners lacks respect for the law while the guards are browbeat and aggressive.
To observe the roles played in prison situations, Zimbardo turned a basement of the Stanford University psychology building into a fake prison. Zimbardo advertised his prison experiment trying to find students to take part in the study of the mental effects of life in prison. The applicants who answered the ad and were interviewed and given a personality test to exclude people with mental issues, medical disabilities, or a sketchy background. The 24 males that were selected were paid $15 per day. To give each student a role of a prisoner or a guard. They randomly picked the students for each position. The student playing the role of a prison guard worked in sets of three and they had the prisoners be three to each room. They also had a solitary confinement cell for misbehaving prisoners.
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On the day of the rebellion the prisoners decided to remove their numbers and block their cell doors by placing their beds in front of it. The guards resorting to getting auxiliary help. The guards that were scheduled for the night shift voluntary offered overtime work even though they’re receiving no pay from it. To get the prisoners out of their cells they use fire extinguishers to force them out. After that the guards took away their clothing and beds. The prisoners who planned the rebellion and lead it was put in solitary
To observe the roles played in prison situations, Zimbardo turned a basement of the Stanford University psychology building into a fake prison. Zimbardo advertised his prison experiment trying to find students to take part in the study of the mental effects of life in prison. The applicants who answered the ad and were interviewed and given a personality test to exclude people with mental issues, medical disabilities, or a sketchy background. The 24 males that were selected were paid $15 per day. To give each student a role of a prisoner or a guard. They randomly picked the students for each position. The student playing the role of a prison guard worked in sets of three and they had the prisoners be three to each room. They also had a solitary confinement cell for misbehaving prisoners.
The prison …show more content…
On the day of the rebellion the prisoners decided to remove their numbers and block their cell doors by placing their beds in front of it. The guards resorting to getting auxiliary help. The guards that were scheduled for the night shift voluntary offered overtime work even though they’re receiving no pay from it. To get the prisoners out of their cells they use fire extinguishers to force them out. After that the guards took away their clothing and beds. The prisoners who planned the rebellion and lead it was put in solitary