Essay On The Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment “The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.” Said Philip Zimbardo. The Stanford Prison Experiment helped solve many mysteries about forensic psychology and how good, normal people, can turn evil. The Stanford Prison Experiment was a psychologically intense experiment that affected the lives of normal, mentally healthy, students who were brought into interference with situational forces. Philip Zimbardo was a psychologist that studied the behaviors of prisoners, also known as a forensic psychologist. Philip Zimbardo brought together 24 students. Half of the students were going to be chosen as prisoners and the other half would
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The prisoners were punished and not given their natural rights. The prisoners were treated unfairly. The guards began breaking the rules of the contract that they signed before they started the experiment. The conductors of the experiment, including Philip Zimbardo, didn’t want to get involved because it could have affected the results of the experiment. At this point, things became too real. It was hard to tell if it was a real prison or just an experiment. The guards were torturing the prisoners and the prisoners couldn’t do anything about it. They could leave, but they needed the money. The prisoners were abused and the guards were extremely aggressive. The participants of the experiment turned into completely different people. This is known as the Lucifer effect. Consequently, the experiment was at its peak of abuse. The prisoners were going through the most traumatic experiences of their lives. The things that the prisoners went through for just a bit of money was unfair. The experiments further testing was being contemplated. They were contemplating on whether to end the experiment or not. They had come to a decision. The experiment had to be ended to prevent the prisoners from even more severe mental damage. The experiment was supposed to proceed for 2 weeks, but it had to be ended after only 6
The prisoners were punished and not given their natural rights. The prisoners were treated unfairly. The guards began breaking the rules of the contract that they signed before they started the experiment. The conductors of the experiment, including Philip Zimbardo, didn’t want to get involved because it could have affected the results of the experiment. At this point, things became too real. It was hard to tell if it was a real prison or just an experiment. The guards were torturing the prisoners and the prisoners couldn’t do anything about it. They could leave, but they needed the money. The prisoners were abused and the guards were extremely aggressive. The participants of the experiment turned into completely different people. This is known as the Lucifer effect. Consequently, the experiment was at its peak of abuse. The prisoners were going through the most traumatic experiences of their lives. The things that the prisoners went through for just a bit of money was unfair. The experiments further testing was being contemplated. They were contemplating on whether to end the experiment or not. They had come to a decision. The experiment had to be ended to prevent the prisoners from even more severe mental damage. The experiment was supposed to proceed for 2 weeks, but it had to be ended after only 6