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Zimbardo car
Mind map: Zimbardo car study
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Zimbardo car
aim: see is people in a big city act differently to people in a small town
method: parked the car in both locations and observed to see what people will do gentiles
Results: in new york people stole parts straight away in the small town nothing was stolen and the only time it was touched was when someone was pro social and closed the car bonnet
conclusion: people in big cities deindividuate more so more antisocial behavior occer
Evaluation: Very high eco validity conducted in real city and town it also had high internal validity because Ps went about there normal lives, but the study had ethical issues because they did not know they were being observed