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Outline potential ethical and design issue with Zimbardo’s prison study into obedience, social roles, and social influence. Includes research methods knowledge. AQA A level psychology notes social influence

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  • March 4, 2023
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Outline potential ethical and design issue with Zimbardo’s prison
study
Ethical issues
 Ppts weren’t protected from physical or psychological harm - they experienced
humiliation and distress.
 Fully informed consent wasn’t given because the events of the experiment were
unpredictable.
 No clear right to withdraw.
 Ppts weren’t debriefed until years later
Design issues
 All the ppts were male - gender bias, the results can’t be generalised to explain how
women would behave.
 All ppts were college students – They were quite young (20s), which may have
affected their aggression levels/ how they responded to situations.
 All ppts from an American college - Cultural bias, not generalisable to other
countries.
 Volunteer sampling – Usually specific types/groups of people volunteer, biased
towards specific people so doesn’t include the whole target population. E.G. People
who responded to an ad about a prison experiment may be more aggressive.
 Zimbardo took a dual role - He had the role of the experimenter, who could stop the
experiment, but also the role of an actual prison superintendent, who wouldn’t let
people leave.
 There was no control setting – he didn’t have anything to compare his results to.
 Ppts knew they were being watched - they changed their behaviour to fit their role
better.

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