Describe the Stanford Prison Experiment

question 104

Essay

Describe the Stanford prison experiment. What were its goals? What was learned through this experiment? What were the ethical costs associated with this experiment? Relate Zimbardo's findings to the concepts of roles, role identity, role perception, role expectations, and role conflict.

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Definitions:

Manifest Content

In psychoanalysis, the overt, conscious content of a dream, as distinguished from its hidden or symbolic aspects.

Latent Content

In psychoanalytic theory, the hidden psychological meaning of a dream's manifest content, representing the unconscious thoughts and desires of the dreamer.

Freud's Wish-Fulfillment

A concept suggesting that dreams are a manifestation of unconscious desires and wishes.

Vivid Geometric Images

Bright and complex shapes and patterns often experienced in visual hallucinations or during states of altered consciousness.