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    International Education Journal Vol 5‚ No 3‚ 2004 http://iej.cjb.net 344 Learning at University: The International Student Experience1 Meeri Hellstén Macquarie University‚ School of Education meerihellsten@mq.edu.au Anne Prescott Macquarie University‚ School of Education anne.prescott@aces.mq.edu.au This paper reports on research that explores internationalisation of the University’s curriculum offerings and how this affects international students. The central focus of this paper is to

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    started believing that their freedom was gone (Zimbardo (Stanford Prison Experiment)‚ 2011). Our textbook states that “Stanford prison experiment demonstrated the power of social roles‚ norms‚ and scripts in affecting human behavior”. However‚ “… has some parallels with the abuse of prisoners of war” (Spielman et al‚ 2016). The guards knew that they were being documented‚ although some may have forgotten about it. I disagree about the Stanford experiment going too far. Reaching for the parallels would

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    Baylor University

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    Since 1845‚ Baylor has strived to be an excellent university for students to learn great things and impact one’s spiritual life. That’s exactly why I will attend Baylor University. This is because Baylor is a prestigious university that offers all a student needs to succeed‚ such as their high academic standards‚ Christian environment‚ and its rich history and traditions. Also‚ a high school student involved in science fair throughout high school can improve their critical thinking and problem solving

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    Devin Crockrel Shannon Smith Eng 112 18 June 2013 Obedience to Authority: “The Stanford Prison Experiment” “The Stanford Prison Experiment” was a well-known and controversial study. It took place in 1973 and delved into the human psyche behind roles of authority‚ and obedience. The setting was a controlled prison environment at Stanford University. The experiment was meant to study the process in which “guards” and “prisoners” learn to become obedient‚ and an authoritarian. The subjects

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    Some examples of dysfunction during the stanford prison experiment are one of the guys went into the prison experiment. He thought it was going to be an easy way to get money for a summer job and then when he got there he got the role of being a prisoner. He just lost it he started to say that he was going crazy and that something was eating him inside out. He felt like he was going to explode and so the guards reacted by putting him in the hole. Then the guy would still yell and say he wanted out

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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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    The Stanford Prison Experiment The Stanford Prison Experiment was a psychological study of human responses to captivity and its behavioral effects on both authorities and inmates in prison. It was conducted in 1971 by a team of psychologists led by Philip Zimbardo. Undergraduate volunteers played the roles of both guards and prisoners living in a mock prison in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. The experiment was intended to last two weeks but was cut short due to the rapid and

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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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    "The Stanford Prison Experiment was a landmark psychological study of the human response to captivity‚ in particular‚ to the real world circumstances of prison life." What was a psychological study? More as‚ what was the Stanford Prison Experiment? As soon as those words popped up on my screen‚ the very next thing I did was Google it. The very first things that appeared was a deep explanation of exactly what it was; "an attempt to investigate the psychological effects of power between prisoners and

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    authority figures and inmates in prison situations. Conducted in 1971 the experiment was led by Phlilip Zimbardo. Volunteer College students played the roles of both guards and prisoners living in a simulated prison setting in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. Philip Zimbardo and his team aimed to demonstrate the situational rather than the dispositional causes of negative behaviour and thought patters found in prison settings by conducting the simulation with average everyday participants

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