Why this study matters
Why this study matters
Reicher and Haslam's 2006 BBC Prison Study asked why people sometimes accept unequal power and sometimes resist it. It is often taught alongside Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, but it offers a different explanation.
Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Psychology Contemporary study: Reicher and Haslam. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Start with the compulsory core topics before tackling the more evaluation-heavy optional and issues-and-debates content.