To What Extent Was Zimbardo: Was It Ethical To Do The Prison Study
1. Was it ethical to do the prison study in the way that Zimbardo conducted it? Why or why not? Explain your position substantively.
I don’t believe that Zimbardo prison experiment was unethical. I do believe that it was morally wrong what he put the volunteers through and the extent he took his study. He himself admitted that he too got wrapped up in his role. Though as it was made clear in class there is a difference between moral and ethical. As defined by Webster’s dictionary ethical is conforming to accepted standards of conduct. In Zimbardo’s experiment, he used standard and accepted methods for the running of a prison. Which is sad when you think about the psychological breakdown a lot of these inmates were experiencing and that this
I don’t believe that Zimbardo prison experiment was unethical. I do believe that it was morally wrong what he put the volunteers through and the extent he took his study. He himself admitted that he too got wrapped up in his role. Though as it was made clear in class there is a difference between moral and ethical. As defined by Webster’s dictionary ethical is conforming to accepted standards of conduct. In Zimbardo’s experiment, he used standard and accepted methods for the running of a prison. Which is sad when you think about the psychological breakdown a lot of these inmates were experiencing and that this