Experiments have been done for many more years than humans can count on the two hands in which they possess. Two experiments‚ in particular‚ were written‚ “The Stanford Prison Experiment” by Philip G. Zimbardo and “The Perils of Obedience” by Stanley Milgram. These experiments can be controversial for many different reasons‚ but neither of these experiments were completed under conditions of normality. The information collected in these experiments isn’t exactly based off of real life situations
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Philip Zimbardo’s prison experiment was also about cognitive dissonance; whether or not people would be obedient to authority. The Stanford Prison Experiment took place in 1971 and was to last 2 weeks; the study only lasted 6 days because some participants were experiencing severe anxiety or‚ like one participant‚ went on a hunger strike. Participants responded to an ad offering money if they signed up for a prison research experiment. Some participants were made guards‚ others were made prisoners
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Stanford Prison Experiment Questions The effects of living in a prison cell with no outer contact is very abysmal. People tend to get very friendly with their prison mates and they even plan and talk out many ideas of breaking out of prison. They also tend to feel achy and horrible inside because of lack of sunlight and not much physical activity is being pursued during time in a cell. Finally‚ they also feel so closed in and hurt inside that they start thinking that suicide or death is a better
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The Stanford Prison experiment‚ in my opinion is a remarkable experiment . It isn’t ethical in the least but the results that have emerged have exceeded even what Mr.Zimbardo set out to do. The aim of seeing whether people change their basic personalities ‚ moralities ‚ values when subjected to an external hostile environment has been successfully proven. My honest opinion is that ‚ at that time in 1971 ‚ it was rational enough to think about going out of the way to get an answer to a particular
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than it already was. The Stanford Prison Experiment from Zimbardo depicted students being randomly assigned to a Prisoner or guard and playing that role for the two week experiment. The conclusion of this was the experiment ended in 6 days due to the intense activity and responsibilities of each role and how much social roles and norms have a great effect on how we behave. Professor Bakina also talked about the experiment revolving around the Milgram experiment‚ which was where he wanted to figure
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Obedience to Our Parents To be obedient is to obey the orders of one’s elders and superiors. There cannot be order unless there is obedience. One has to obey the laws of the country‚ otherwise the society cannot exist. The laws may be irksome‚ but‚ for the overall good of the law one must obey them. For instance‚ the laws to be obeyed on the road ensures road safety. The laws pertaining to property help society continue without hitches and hindrances. Even in our body our limbs obey the commands
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Cody Porter ACP Comp‚ Period 2 November 25‚ 2013 Redo Critique Paper Diana Baumrind’s Review on Obedience Experiments from Stanley Milgram In Diana Baumrind’s “Review on Obedience Experiments from Stanley Milgram‚ she asserted that his experiments were unethical in its procedure. She also states the main idea that the variables in the experiments could have affected their results of obedience. Baumrind points out that there should have been more and better steps in having safer tests in protecting
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Violation of Basic Human Rights using the Stanford Prison Experiment Ethical issues in Psychology For this paper‚ I will explore the ethical issues in Psychology‚ more specifically the violation of basic human rights in the example of the Stanford Prison Experiment. The following questions will be addressed: Was the Stanford Prison Experiment worth the consequences it had on the participants? Was it morally right to put the participants in these conditions
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participants in the Stanford Prison Experiment‚ how do you think you would react? If I was placed in this experiment‚ I think‚ would react differently whether I was a guard or a prisoner. If I was a guard I think conform more to the group influence because of the effect of having the power over someone else. I think that it would be easy to get caught up in having all the power in this experiment. However I think my attitude would be different If I was a prisoner in the experiment. If I was a prisoner
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A Critique of Philip Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment “The Experiment”‚ an American film in 2010‚ was directed by Paul Scheuring‚ and starred by Adrian Brody‚ 2003 Academy Award’s Best Actor‚ and Forest Whitaker‚ a remarkable American actor and director. In the movie‚ an astounding experiment is conducted by a group of psychological researchers who recruit a group of volunteers to join a prison experiment for cash reward. For two weeks‚ twenty male participants are hired to play “prisoners” and
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