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Stanford Prison Experiment Philip Zimbardo

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The Stanford Prison Experiment The Stanford Prison Experiment was set up by psychologist Philip Zimbardo. The goal of the experiment was to study how being a prisoner or prisoner guard affects a person psychologically. The study was scheduled to last two weeks, but it was ended early due to how the prisoners and guards were reacting to their roles. Many men felt as if the experiment felt like real life and were struggling with internal feelings towards themselves. The guards would force the prisoners to criticize one another, which tore down prisoner 416 in the end of the experiment and ultimately lead to ending the experiment. Overall, I think that this experiment had good expectations and goals, but needed a better plan. The men being involved needed to know more about what they were signing up for because many men didn’t know they would be arrested from their houses and treated just as if they were prisoners. This experiment opened a lot of people’s eyes because it put into reality how prisoners are treated in real life. This experiment is a great illustration of what life as a prisoner or prisoner guard is like in today’s society. This experiment is not ethical because it lacked to fully inform the participants of …show more content…

A few reacted in hopelessness, anger and disobedience against what was being commanded by the guards, which led to punishment. If I were to be a prisoner, I would be one of the ones who didn’t react in disobedience. I have a very mild and shy personality and would do what I was being told by the guards. If men were disobeying the guards and encouraging me to join in, I would most likely not fall for the disobedient prisoners peer pressure. If I were to be a guard, I would be favored by the prisoners because I hate yelling at people or treating people with disrespect. It would be very challenging for me to be rude and strict towards the

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