Stanford Prison Experiment

Chapter 10 of the course textbook discusses one of the most famous psychological experiments of all time, conducted by Philip Zimbardo and his colleagues at Stanford University. To read more of the details of this experiment, visit the site, http://www.prisonexp.org. After reading about this study, answer the following questions:

Was it ethical to do this study?

According to follow-up interviews, the experimenters did not take this issue lightly. Was it right to trade the suffering experienced by participants for the knowledge gained by the research?

What does this experiment tell us about some of the conformity, obedience, compliance and some of the other concepts in social psychology?

 

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Stanford Prison Experiment

Overview: This milestone will help you to clearly see the similarities and differences between the two studies you have selected for your final project.

Prompt: In this milestone, you will list similarities and differences between the classic and newer study you have selected for the final project. Complete a chart
in which you compare and contrast the two studies. Use the Milestone Two Learning Aid as a starting point.

Guidelines for Submission: Within the chart, differences and similarities should be described in complete sentences. The chart should be a Microsoft Word
document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and all sources cited in APA format.

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