CUNY BC Stanford Prison Experiment Discussion
Description
First, review figure 1-9 in the text. This graph depicts the process of “deconstructing” a crime into component parts. This is how you’ll want to start thinking about crime during the duration of this class. Then, use the link below to watch the Stanford Prison Experiment Zimbardo movie (Links to an external site.) . (Excuse the poor quality of the video, it’s pretty old but it’s an important part of the overall discussion)
Once you’ve done that it’s time to write. Develop a short response by answering the questions below. Please make sure your responses are detailed and supported, no bullet points or “one-liners”. Do not treat this as a worksheet but rather a set of prompts to discuss. Answers should be at least a paragraph long.
- Identify Zimbardo’s hypothesis and explain what he tried to prove.
- Explain if this was applied research or pure research.
- List 3 research variables related to the correctional officers & 3 research variables related to the inmates. Explain why they are important to consider when reviewing this study.
- Outline this research tried to deconstruct (remember Figure 1-9 with slight modification as necessary) the effects of prioritization.
- List 3 threats to external validity and 3 threats to internal validity of this research project. Explain how Zimbardo tried to control for these threats.
- What type of data collection technique was this; qualitative or quantitative? Explain why Zimbardo chose that approach?
- You heard from the individuals depicted in the movie. Where those conversations qualitative or quantitative?
- What ethical issues were identified in this movie?
- What did you think of Zimbardo’s research project overall?
- If this study was to be replicated today, what would you change?
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