Is the experiment based on a true story?

The movie, and the book that inspired it, is loosely based on the real-life Stanford prison experiment conducted in 1971. The goal was to see if personality traits in prisoners and guards could lead to power abuse in prisons. The experiment was supposed to last two weeks but was discontinued after just six days.

What happened to prisoner 416 What did he do Why?

Prisoner #416 was newly admitted as one of our stand-by prisoners. Prisoner #416 coped by going on a hunger strike to force his release. After several unsuccessful attempts to get #416 to eat, the guards threw him into solitary confinement for three hours, even though their own rules stated that one hour was the limit.

Who plays Zimbardo?

BILLY CRUDUP
Cast

Why do they Delouse prisoners?

The jail administers delousing shampoo to new inmates in an effort to avoid lice infestations. Occasionally, lice are discovered on an inmate within the general population of the jail. Moreover, if the jail suspects that the infected inmate has traveled to another cell block, that block is disinfected as well.

What is a major problem with the original Milgram study?

What is a major problem with the original Milgram study? Milgram lied to his respondents, making his study borderline unethical. What is the major flaw in the Asch conformity study? Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity- race, class, and gender.

What happened in the Milgram experiment?

The Milgram experiment(s) on obedience to authority figures was a series of social psychology experiments conducted by Yale University psychologist Stanley Milgram. Participants were led to believe that they were assisting an unrelated experiment, in which they had to administer electric shocks to a “learner”.

What happens if a prisoner refuses to eat?

If the individual is refusing both fluids and food, then deterioration is expected rapidly, with risk of death as early as seven to fourteen days. Deterioration of muscle strength and increased risk of infection can occur within three days of fasting.

Why was Zimbardo’s experiment unethical?

The study has received many ethical criticisms, including lack of fully informed consent by participants as Zimbardo himself did not know what would happen in the experiment (it was unpredictable). Also, the prisoners did not consent to being ‘arrested’ at home.

Do they shave your head in jail?

Prison and punishment Prisoners commonly have their heads shaven to prevent the spread of lice, but it may also be used as a demeaning measure. Having the head shaved can be a punishment prescribed in law.

Why are prisoners sprayed with water?

Water is much cheaper than pepper spray or tear gas, and under pressure it can HURT. In some prisons it is used to intimidate and quell disturbances. When you are getting hit with water from a 2” hose at 200+ psi you are going to move away or go down.

What ethic was violated by Milgram?

The ethical issues involved with the Milgram experiment are as follows: deception, protection of participants involved, and the right to withdrawal. The experiment was deemed unethical, because the participants were led to believe that they were administering shocks to real people.

What did prisoner # 8612 say to other prisoners?

During the next count, Prisoner #8612 told other prisoners, “You can’t leave. You can’t quit.” That sent a chilling message and heightened their sense of really being imprisoned. #8612 then began to act “crazy,” to scream, to curse, to go into a rage that seemed out of control.

What kind of wine does the prisoner Wine Company make?

The brand is all about blends. The Prisoner Wine Company is best known for its unique blends. The brand’s flagship wine, a red blend made with Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petite Sirah, Syrah, and Charbono, was a major hit, and since then the brand has released two additional blends: a red blend called Dérangé, and a white blend called Blindfold.

What did prisoner 8612 say about the Stanford experiment?

After the Stanford Prison Experiment ended, Prisoner 8612 described his emotional breakdown on Day 2 of the study as the most upsetting experience of his life.

When was the first release of the prisoner wine?

When The Prisoner was first released in 2000, Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram had not yet been invented. Yet the Zinfandel-heavy red blend, with its creepy yet Instagrammable label, became wildly popular in Napa and beyond.