Describe Deindividuation and How Conditions in the Stanford Prison Study

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Essay

Describe deindividuation and how conditions in the Stanford Prison Study may have fostered it.

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Definitions:

Successive Approximations

A method where complex behaviors are broken down into simpler, achievable tasks that gradually increase in difficulty or complexity.

Extinction

The discouraging of behaviour by making the removal of a desirable consequence contingent on its occurrence.

Disruptive Behaviours

Actions that interrupt the normal flow or operations within a group, often negatively affecting the environment or outcomes.

Co-workers

Individuals who work together typically in the same department or project within an organization.