This video provides an overview of Phillip Zimbardo’s prison experiment which explored role conformity, and will help in your understanding of key concepts from Chapter 12. Before viewing, make sure to read all of to have a better understanding of the important concepts contained in this video
https://openstax.org/books/psychology/pages/12-introduction
After viewing this video:
- Provide a summary of the following key elements of Zimbardo’s prison study including: the recruitment of participants, the three roles, observed behavior, and the general findings and implications. Think about your own behavior in a similar setting and discuss your likelihood to conform to role expectations. Use a real-world example of when you had a difficult time stepping outside of role expectations.
- Please Include a short comment on something you found interesting about this video.
