young men were randomly assigned as a prison guard
they were not instructed
in a short period prisoners became distressed helpless and panicky some became apathetic
in contrast prison guards manifested different behavior that correspended to their role
what type of survery is this
What psychological research method is used in this example?
Experimental/Observational
Here's the official site for the Stanford Prison Experiment http://www.prisonexp.org/
Reply:This is clearly the Stanford Prison Study. According to my old Intro to Psych notes, this was naturalistic observation.
Reply:Observation.
Reply:is this a simple experiment?
or maybe causal research
Reply:It was mainly an observational (field) study with a few experimental components.
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