Kayeedee
I am a junior at the University of Dayton studying Psychology and Women's and Gender Studies. This page was created to fulfill an assignment. (Kayeedee (talk) 15:57, 22 February 2012 (UTC))
Collinson, G. (2009). Cinedays: The Experiment (Das Experiment) [web]. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/cinema/features/experiment.shtml)
Zimbardo, P. G. (1999-2012). Stanford Prison Experiment . [web] (http://www.prisonexp.org/)
Zimbardo, P. G. (1973) On the ethics of intervention in human psychological research: With special reference to the Stanford prison experiment. Cognition, 2(2): 243-56
Haney, C., Banks, W.C. & Zimbardo, P.G. (1973) A study of prisoners and guards in a simulated prison. Naval Research Review, 30, 4-17.
Reicher, S. D., & Haslam, S. A. (2011). After shock? Towards asocial identity explanation of theMilgram ‘obedience’ studies. British Journal of Social Psychology, 50, 163-169. Retrieved from (http://www.bbcprisonstudy.org/includes/site/files/files/2011%20BJSP%20Obedience.pdf)
Haslam, S. A., & Reicher, S. D. (2007). Beyond the banality of evil: Three dynamics of an interactionist social psychology of tyranny. (http://www.sagepub.com/isw6/articles/ch3haslam.pdf)
I. Background
a. Stanford prison experiment b. Milgram’s experiment
II. Ethical considerations
III. Phases of the Study
IV. Themes
a. Roles and Identities b. Identity, Organization and Power c. Groups and well-being d. Psychology of Tyranny
V. Controversy
VI. Academic output
VII. Production
VIII. Credits
IX. Episode List
X. References
XI. External links
Peer Review
editI will do the best I can based on what I can see right now on the article page. I cannot tell where your revisions are; I believe that they might have been removed by another user in the time that has gone by since your revisions, but I cannot be sure. I will critique your article based on the last time the article history has recorded you making a change to the article.
I took the liberty of copying the parts I think you edited here, so you do not have to click back and forth between screens. I have made some suggestions throughout the paragraphs.
“The BBC Prison Study explores the social and psychological consequences of putting people in groups of unequal power. It examines when people accept inequality and when they challenge it” **(Maybe try paraphrasing this or shortening the direct quote?)**
Themes
Individual Identity
Within the series we see a perfect example of [social identity], we can see that the guards not only acted like guards, but internalized this term, taking on "guard" as a part of their identity. **(May I suggest a period after "social identity"? The first sentence feels a little awkward)** However, the attainment of this social identity would not have been possible if the prisoners did not take on "prisoner" as their social identity as well.
Group Identity
As a reaction of individual social identity, groups are able to form through shared goals and identities. There are two distinct groups in the series, "prisoner" and "guard", each striving to achieve their own goals through collective self-realization. "Collective self-realization has great psychological benefits for individual group members. As we saw when the Prisoners first confronted the Guards and later when the Commune was established, the success of groups in bringing about social change is uplifting for their members."[2] **(Is there a way you could paraphrase this or make the quote shorter?)** This helped group members to ward off mental health conditions like stress and depression. However destructive the group was to the opposite group and their own mental health, they were effective in their loyalty and maintained consensus.
Credits **(I love how you included a credits section, to give credit to those who worked on this project)**
Overall, your contributions to the article greatly enhance it, and give the reader further background information on how important this film has been to the field of psychology. If someone looks for more information on the film, your edits would help them better understand the "psychology" behind it.
I would recommend some further references for the parts that you did add. While the insertions you wrote were great, I feel as though there should be something linking the reader to another article or a reference on "individual identity" and group "identity". I would also recommend that you try to shorten the direct quotes you used or try to paraphrase them.
I look forward to reading your completed article!
Abigerte (talk) 00:29, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
Great! Those are the parts I critiqued on. It wasn't a criticism against you, some of the other users watching your article just aren't allowing much room for revision to be made! I was just letting you know about it in case I was looking at the wrong article version. Abigerte (talk) 01:05, 31 March 2012 (UTC)
Talkback
edit
Message added 01:13, 31 March 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.