The researchers believe that the subjects acted as they did because the subjects were following the roles they were expected to play. This perspective aligns with the findings of the Stanford prison experiment, which demonstrated that participants unconsciously adopted behaviors and attitudes associated with their assigned roles of guards or prisoners. The situational context and the expectations surrounding these roles significantly influenced their behavior, leading to the extreme actions observed during the experiment.
Why do the researchers believe that the subjects acted as they did?
The subjects began to think that the experiment would never end.
The guards were all secretly sadistic and the prisoners all unknowingly submissive.
The subjects were following the roles they were expected to play.
Zimbardo and his team accidentally allowed people with anger disorders to take part in the experiment.
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