Talk:Issues in Interdisciplinarity 2020-21/Truth in the Stanford Prison Experiment

Chapter Timeline
16/11/2020 During our ATK seminar, we formed our group and began to brainstorm ideas. To start with we looked through the previous wikibook chapters that had been completed and were particularly grasped by the ones that focused on specific case studies.

20/11/2020 The first idea we settled on was a study of truth in ‘The Trial of the Chicago Seven’, as we both found the topic very engaging. However, after researching we realised that though there was significant conflict in the case study, it was not interdisciplinary conflict. We felt we couldn’t execute the task properly and approach it from an interdisciplinary perspective using that trial and so decided to change our idea.

23/11/2020: Tara and I met over zoom to discuss other potential ideas for our project. As we are both science majors we were interested in topics that had a scientific dimension. This is when we decided on the Stanford Prison Experiment. From initial research we established a clear interdisciplinary tension between the psychological and ethical dimensions of the experiment.

24-25/11/2020: Over the next few days following our decision to do our project on the stanford prison experiment we both decided to watch the documentaries/films and read the articles associated to get a good level of background knowledge before beginning to academically research the topic. By doing this we were able to grasp the differing disciplinary perspectives on the Experiment.

01/12/2020: After both gaining a good knowledge of the Stanford Prison Experiment, we met again after our ATK seminar to discuss the plan for our chapter and begin to structure it on a Google docs, that we both contributed to, so that we had a clear plan for the chapter and the points we were trying to get across were clear. We collated useful sources on this page as well as bulleting what we wanted to discuss in each section, making sure there was an emphasis on interdisciplinary conflict and that there were two clear opposing viewpoints. We assigned roles for writing the chapter and decided it would be best if we both contributed to both disciplinary sections as neither of us specialise in these subjects so we can both apply our individual skills to the chapter as a whole.

03/12/2020: After further discussion, Inma and I decided this was more of an issue of the interdisciplinarity of social psychology and that the Stanford Prison Experiment was an example of why psychological social psychologists must integrate more with sociological social psychologists. We decided to turn the chapter into a discussion of truth in these fields, the tensions between them and the need for integration, using the SPE as a case study for this.

07/12/2020: Had a meeting where we structured the page and decided on more specific points we wanted to discuss in the chapter. Decided Inma was going to focus on the psychology aspect and Tara on the sociology aspect, with both of us contributing equally to the other sections. Began from this point writing the chapter in full depth, checking in with each other periodically to see where we're at and that we're both clear on the aims of the chapter.

10/12/2020: As most of our content was written (either straight onto the Wikipedia page or onto the google docs) it was very useful to have a fresh pair of eyes to proof-read the others work so we decided that once our individual sections were written, we would look at and add to each others works to be as collaborative as possible

14/12/2020: Before the deadline today, we met to discuss the chapter as a whole and make sure we've made all the points we wanted to, comparing the chapter to our plan on the google docs. We both contributed to fine tuning the chapter as a whole and cutting down to the given word count

General Discussion
Think the following paragraph would work better in the concluding section after we've spoken about the methodologies of both fields? : ''The importance of an interdisciplinary approach to social psychology arises for a number of reasons. If you were to try and understand the behaviour of an individual through a purely psychological lens, you neglect the opportunity to analyse the society, culture and interactions that combine to produce a personality. The combination of sociological, anthropological and psychological methods can foster both synergies and tension, depending on how they are employed.''Apricotptr (discuss • contribs) 19:09, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

@Bascer1000 Updated the introduction let me know your thoughtsApricotptr (discuss • contribs) 17:49, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Today- •	Began to formulate the psychology section •	Focusing on the use of the scientific method in social psychology •	Using the Stanford prison experiment as a case study (there is now some repetition between this section and the later section on the Stanford prison experiment which we can sort out) •	Also I will add in the referencing •	Ideas I have had when writing- the sociological nature of the experiment i.e the need to view participants acting freely in a habitat makes it difficult to repeat the experiment. This conflicts with the scientific method, highlighting a disciplinary tension. --Bascer1000 (discuss • contribs) 00:58, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Seen that you've mentioned the SPE in the psychology section. Think if we're going to speak about it in each section we should establish the background information on it first so the reader fully understands the experiments significance and what went on? Think this would make it easier to integrate truth throughout the chapter this way too. Revised chapter order could be:

Introduction to Social Psychology: An interdisciplinary approach Case Study:Stanford Prison Experiment Disciplinary Perspectives Conclusions

Let me know your thoughtsApricotptr (discuss • contribs) 18:09, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

Not too sure what this sentence is trying to say would you be able to make it a bit clearer @Bascer1000?: The characteristics of participants are defined as ‘conceptual variables’[7], potentially including questions such as why the prisoners rebelled, or why the guards taunted the participants. Apricotptr (discuss • contribs) 12:42, 13 December 2020 (UTC) Yes! Your right that didn't make sense - think i've clarified it now. --Bascer1000 (discuss • contribs) 20:52, 13 December 2020 (UTC)

Just wanted to add that I think what you wrote about the three faces of social psychology is really great- frames the argument really well. --Bascer1000 (discuss • contribs) 22:11, 13 December 2020 (UTC)