TCPS 2: CORE Review final update
Questions and Answers |With 100%
Verified Solutions | Updated & Verified
| 2026
Research Ethics Board (REB)
research oversight group that evaluates research to protect the
rights of participants in the study
Researcher's intention is to...
-to NOT deliberately harm the people who agree to participate
in a research project
-The intent to do no harm, however, is not a guarantee that no
harm will occur.
The Stanford Prison Experiment
,-Philip Zimbardo's study of the effect of roles on behavior.
-Participants were randomly assigned to play either prisoners
or guards in a mock prison.
-guards became sadistic and prisoners became depressed and
showed signs of extreme stress.
-The study was ended early because of the "guards'" role-
induced cruelty.
1) A Quiet Sunday Morning...
--police car swept through the town picking up college
students as part of a mass arrest for violation of Penal Codes
211, Armed Robbery, and Burglary, a 459 PC. (fake
arrests/charges)
2) Volunteers
--What suspects had done was to answer a local newspaper ad
calling for volunteers in a study of the psychological effects of
prison life.
--simulated prison and then carefully note the effects of this
institution on the behavior of all those within its walls.
--More than 70 applicants but were left with a sample of 24
college students from the U.S. and Canada who happened to be
in the Stanford area and wanted to earn $15/day by
participating in a study.
--divided into two groups by a flip of the coin. Half were
randomly assigned to be guards, the other to be prisoners.
,3) A State of Mild Shock...
--Blindfolded and in a state of mild shock over their surprise
arrest by the city police, our prisoners were put into a car and
driven to the "Stanford County Jail" for further processing. The
prisoners were then brought into our jail one at a time and
greeted by the warden, who conveyed the seriousness of their
offense and their new status as prisoners.
4) Humiliation
--Each prisoner was systematically searched and stripped
naked. He was then deloused with a spray, to convey our belief
that he may have germs or lice
5) Enforcing Law
--The guards were given no specific training on how to be
guards. Instead they were free, within limits, to do whatever
they thought was necessary to maintain law and order in the
prison and to command the respect of the prisoners.
--Warden David Jaffe
--began with nine guards and nine prisoners in our jail. Three
guards worked each of three eight-hour shifts, while three
prisoners occupied each of the three barren cells around the
clock. The remaining guards and prisoners from our sample of
24 were on call in case they were needed. The cells were so
small that there was room for only three cots on which the
prisoners slept or sat, with room for little else.
, 6) Asserting Authority
--At 2:30 A.M. the prisoners were rudely awakened from sleep
by blasting whistles for the first of many "counts." The counts
served the purpose of familiarizing the prisoners with their
numbers (counts took place several times each shift and often
at night). But more importantly, these events provided a
regular occasion for the guards to exercise control over the
prisoners.
7) Asserting Independence
--Because the first day passed without incident, we were
surprised and totally unprepared for the rebellion which broke
out on the morning of the second day.
--At first they insisted that reinforcements be called in.
--but, got a fire extinguisher which shot a stream of skin-chilling
carbon dioxide, and they forced the prisoners away from the
doors.
--The guards broke into each cell, stripped the prisoners naked,
took the beds out, forced the ringleaders of the prisoner
rebellion into solitary confinement, and generally began to
harass and intimidate the prisoners.
8) Special Privileges
--couldn't have nine guards on duty at all times
--use psychological tactics instead of physical ones = setting up
a privilege cell.
Questions and Answers |With 100%
Verified Solutions | Updated & Verified
| 2026
Research Ethics Board (REB)
research oversight group that evaluates research to protect the
rights of participants in the study
Researcher's intention is to...
-to NOT deliberately harm the people who agree to participate
in a research project
-The intent to do no harm, however, is not a guarantee that no
harm will occur.
The Stanford Prison Experiment
,-Philip Zimbardo's study of the effect of roles on behavior.
-Participants were randomly assigned to play either prisoners
or guards in a mock prison.
-guards became sadistic and prisoners became depressed and
showed signs of extreme stress.
-The study was ended early because of the "guards'" role-
induced cruelty.
1) A Quiet Sunday Morning...
--police car swept through the town picking up college
students as part of a mass arrest for violation of Penal Codes
211, Armed Robbery, and Burglary, a 459 PC. (fake
arrests/charges)
2) Volunteers
--What suspects had done was to answer a local newspaper ad
calling for volunteers in a study of the psychological effects of
prison life.
--simulated prison and then carefully note the effects of this
institution on the behavior of all those within its walls.
--More than 70 applicants but were left with a sample of 24
college students from the U.S. and Canada who happened to be
in the Stanford area and wanted to earn $15/day by
participating in a study.
--divided into two groups by a flip of the coin. Half were
randomly assigned to be guards, the other to be prisoners.
,3) A State of Mild Shock...
--Blindfolded and in a state of mild shock over their surprise
arrest by the city police, our prisoners were put into a car and
driven to the "Stanford County Jail" for further processing. The
prisoners were then brought into our jail one at a time and
greeted by the warden, who conveyed the seriousness of their
offense and their new status as prisoners.
4) Humiliation
--Each prisoner was systematically searched and stripped
naked. He was then deloused with a spray, to convey our belief
that he may have germs or lice
5) Enforcing Law
--The guards were given no specific training on how to be
guards. Instead they were free, within limits, to do whatever
they thought was necessary to maintain law and order in the
prison and to command the respect of the prisoners.
--Warden David Jaffe
--began with nine guards and nine prisoners in our jail. Three
guards worked each of three eight-hour shifts, while three
prisoners occupied each of the three barren cells around the
clock. The remaining guards and prisoners from our sample of
24 were on call in case they were needed. The cells were so
small that there was room for only three cots on which the
prisoners slept or sat, with room for little else.
, 6) Asserting Authority
--At 2:30 A.M. the prisoners were rudely awakened from sleep
by blasting whistles for the first of many "counts." The counts
served the purpose of familiarizing the prisoners with their
numbers (counts took place several times each shift and often
at night). But more importantly, these events provided a
regular occasion for the guards to exercise control over the
prisoners.
7) Asserting Independence
--Because the first day passed without incident, we were
surprised and totally unprepared for the rebellion which broke
out on the morning of the second day.
--At first they insisted that reinforcements be called in.
--but, got a fire extinguisher which shot a stream of skin-chilling
carbon dioxide, and they forced the prisoners away from the
doors.
--The guards broke into each cell, stripped the prisoners naked,
took the beds out, forced the ringleaders of the prisoner
rebellion into solitary confinement, and generally began to
harass and intimidate the prisoners.
8) Special Privileges
--couldn't have nine guards on duty at all times
--use psychological tactics instead of physical ones = setting up
a privilege cell.
