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    The behavior of the “prison staff” (informing the prisoners of their “serious offenses” and showering them to remove their germs and lice) could certainly without a doubt cause the detainees to feel embarrassed and confused. Not only would this be degrading for them‚ it would also serve as a catalyst for psychological change. It would be at this time that the new inmates begin to really feel as though they have done something to deserve this kind of treatment. The prison attire the inmates had

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    Psychology 270 - 03 Homework Assignment 1 Prison Experiment (100 Pts) Go to the following site:http://www.prisonexp.org/. Click on Begin SlideShow at the bottom of the page. Read through the article and watch the video in entirety. Respond to all questions below. 1. If you were a guard in this scenario‚ what type of guard would you have become? Why? 2. What prevented "good guards" from objecting to or countermanding the orders from “tough” or “bad guards”?

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    paper A team at Stanford University‚ led by Phillip Zimbardo‚ conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment to investigate causes of conflict between military guards and prisoners. Zimbardo and his team were seeking to observe the inherent personality traits of prisoners and guards and see if this was the chief cause of abusive behavior in these settings (Haney‚ Banks‚ and Zimbardo‚ 1973). This study is one that is well know and well-recognized. Zimbardo and his study are often discussed in many psychology

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    Looking Back on the Stanford Prison Experiment By: Adrian Gottwein The Stanford Prison Experiment was an experiment conducted by a psychologist known as Philip Zimbardo. Philip Zimbardo was seeking answers as to how people (he selected college students) would act under the influence of an imaginary prison situation. What he found would surprise and amaze us even forty years after its conclusion. The Stanford Prison Experiment was carried out by psychologically healthy college students chosen

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    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

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    The video contained the results and analysations of a social experiment called the Stanford Prison Experiment. This experiment watched over 24 young‚ healthy‚ college men. They then flipped a coin to see which 12 would act as guards and which 12 would act as prisoners inside of a prison simulation. They acted out this simulation for 6 days before it was cut short due to the amount of cruelty that the men were experiencing. Originally it was to last 2 weeks but after a few had to drop out due to mental

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    16 October 2017 Zimbardo’s Experiment In 1971‚ Zimbardo conducted an experiment which is known as The Standford Prison Experiment. It took place in the basement of a psychology department‚ which was constructed to feel like an actual prison‚ and the participants were paid to either choose the role as a prisoner or guard in attempt to gaining a better understanding of human interaction and its effect on human behavior. Zimbardo predicted that from this experiment that the goodness in people would

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    Abstract Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE)‚ investigating the effects of roles in a simulated prison environment‚ significantly impacted the psychological understanding of role conformity. However‚ recent evidence suggests results from this seminal experiment are less reflecting of role conformity‚ with findings alternatively attributed to demand characteristics. This critique is constructed as further examination of SPE revealed participants were able to predetermine the experimental hypothesis

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    The articles “The Stanford Prison Experiment” written by Philip G. Zimbardo and “The My Lai Massacre: A Military Crime of Obedience” composed by Herbert C. Kelman and V. Lee Hamilton both focus on the effects of power. In which the subjects have been ordered to follow something by superiors. In the experiment the original group of subjects are divided into the role of guards‚ and inmates. The massacre‚ however‚ was not an experiment but was the result of an order issued by a higher ranking official

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    Ethics Investigation The Stanford Prison Experiment Give a basic (introductory only) overview of the study and what occurred • Professor Zimbardio sought to investigate how situational variables impact human behaviour‚ the Stanford Prison Experiment focuses on the roles of ‘guard’ or ‘prisoner’. • During the experiment the guards became increasingly abusive‚ and the prisoners began to show signs of extreme stress and anxiety. • Even professor Zimbardo exhibited the mindset of a prison warden in

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