Please help me 1. Briefly summarize the purpose of the research conducted by Phi

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1. Briefly summarize the purpose of the research conducted by Philip Zimbardo. What topic did he want to know about? What do you think his "research question" might have been? 2. Zimbardo uses a constructed prison scenario for his research. Is this considered "field work," participant observation," or an "experiment?" 3. What were Zimbardo's methods (what did he do?) to get answers and collect data? Are these methods considered qualitative or quantitative? 4. Do you think Zimbardo was using a "deductive approach" or "inductive approach?" Why?

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1. The purpose of the experiment was to understand the development of norms and the effects of roles, labels, and social expectations in a simulated prison environment.

The topic that he wanted to experiment on was majorly the development of roles, norms, labels and expectations in a social interaction.

Research quetsion might have been- How do norms develop in a prison?

WHhat are effects of roles, labels, and social expectations in a prison environment?

2. It is a lab experiment.

This type of experiment is conducted in a well-controlled environment (not necessarily a laboratory), where accurate measurements are possible.

The researcher decides where the experiment will take place, at what time, with which participants, in what circumstances and using a standardized procedure. Participants are randomly allocated to each independent variable group.

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To conduct the Stanford Prison Experiment, Zimbardo constructed a mock correctional facility in the basement of Stanford University.

Adverts were placed in local newspapers offering $15 per day for participants in this program. Of the 75 responses, the 24 male subjects judged to be most mentally and emotionally stable were selected. Mainly middle class and white, they were divided into two groups randomly, of 12 prisoners and 12 guards.

The group selected to be the guards were outfitted in ‘military-style' intimidating uniforms. They were also equipped with wooden batons and mirrored shades, to prevent eye-contact and make the guards appear less human.

In an initiation meeting, Zimbardo, who acted as the warden for the duration of the experiment, informed the guards that the only rule was that no physical punishment was allowed. Other than that, the guards were to run the prison as they saw fit, and would be divided into regular working shifts and patterns.

Prisoners, by contrast, were dressed in cheap smocks and were allowed no underwear. They were to be addressed by, and answer to, identity numbers only. They also had a small chain around one ankle to remind them that they were inmates in a correctional facility. Conditions were tough, with only basic sleeping mattresses and plain food being supplied.

The prisoners were instructed to wait at home "to be called" for the start of the experiment; their homes were raided without any warning, arrested by the real local police department and charged with armed robbery.

The Palo Alto Police had agreed to help with the experiment. As if they were real-life suspects, the prisoners were read their rights and had their mug shots and fingerprints taken. After being stripped, searched and de-loused, they were taken into the cells that would be their homes for the next two weeks.

Zimbardo, acting as a prison warden, would be able to observe and make notes about what happened during the course of the study.

The Stanford prison experiment which was conducted by Haney, Banks and most famously Zimbardo, used both qualitative and quantitative data. The majority being qualitative. This was done through various methods such as video, direct observation and later interviews

4. Zimbardo was using an inductive approach;

Inductive approach, also known in inductive reasoning, starts with the observations and theories are proposed towards the end of the research process as a result of observations

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