The Contributions Of Philip Zimbardo And Social Psychology

Dr Philip Zimbardo created the Stanford prison experiment in 1971, the aim of this experiment was to find out the psychological effects of prison life, and to what extent can moral people be seduced to act immorally. The study consisted of 24 students selected out of 75, the roles of these 24 men were randomly assigned, 12 to play prison guards and 12 to play prisoners. The prison set up was built inside the Stanford’s psychological department, doors where taken of laboratory rooms and replaced with steel bars in order to create cells. At the end of the corridor was the small opening which became the solitary confinement for the ‘bad prisoners’. Throughout the prison there were no windows or clocks to judge the passage in time, which resulted in time distorting experiences. After only a few hours, the participants adapted to their roles well beyond expectations, the officers starting

Social psychologist, Philip Zimbardo, has lead one of the most infamous experiments in the modern history with the Stanford Prison Experiment. The immense popularity of the experimental research on situational power, although having cultivated great recognition, has overshadowed the multiple contributions and accomplishments that Zimbardo continues to assume in his lifetime. Many of Zimbardo’s recognitions have been brought upon due to the Stanford Prison Experiment, yet in this paper will extensively examine Zimbardo’s psychological career from the beginning to the current date to recognize his notable influence in the field of Psychology, specifically the field of Social Psychology. This brief review of Zimbardo’s lengthy career will include various facts and personal accounts of Zimbardo’s regarding his life and work. Zimbardo’s lifetime of work has mainly focused and researched the multiple flaws of human’s beings, and it’s through his findings that society is truly able to progress forward positively. Zimbardo’s long career exemplifies that of an unrestricted devotion; he has and still works to better society through its various flaws, making him undoubtably impactful.

How much different were the results Zimbardo found compared to those that Milgram had found prior? Milgram’s results showed that people would follow orders while violating their deepest beliefs, and in fact this was more common the view that most people held. While Zimbardo’s experiment was still useful I believe that Milgram’s experiment was most useful in understanding human behaviour when it comes to conformity.

Although this experiment suffers from multiple ethical dilemmas I think Zimbardo tried to design and achieve a safe study. The main ethical problem in this study is that the prisoners suffered mental and possible physical damage including fear, anger, and stress. One prisoner was even removed from the experiment after thirty-six hours because of uncontrollable screaming, crying, and anger tirades. In addition, three other individuals were removed after it appeared they had experienced emotional damage that could be long-lasting. All of the emotions experienced by the prisoners were discussed in class as elements making a study unethical. However, it is important to note that Zimbardo attempted to prevent these types of results by having participants psychologically examined prior to the experiment being conducted. This was discussed in class as a justification of harm. This process is called screening; it removes possible candidates

In 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo and his colleagues created the experiment known as the Stanford Prison Experiment. Zimbardo wanted to investigate further into human behavior, so he created this experiment that looked at the impact of taking the role of a prisoner or prison guard. These researchers examined how the participants would react when placed in an institutionalized prison environment. They set up a mock prison in the basement of Stanford University’s psychology building. Twenty four undergraduate students were selected to play the roles of both prisoners and guards. These students were chosen because they were emotional, physically, and mentally stable. Though the experiment was expected to last two weeks, it only lasted six days after the researchers and participants became aware of the harm that was being done.

In The Stanford Prison Experiment, Zimbardo establishes power and authority not only for him, but as well as the guards by the use of props and costume, as well as the use of the setting. He converted the basement of Stanford University into a prison like hall, converting office spaces into the cells, adding prison doors and only having 3 beds in each room. The rooms were considerably small, and Zimbardo used a storage closet as solitary confinement, or the hole, that was used to punish the inmate into a small area so that when the door was closed, it was completely dark. Each of the guards had military uniforms and silver reflecting glasses, so that nobody could see the eyes of the guards, which loses the contact or confirmation of humanity.

Zimbardo conducted an excellent experiment. Structure wise there are things I can say he could improve on but other than that he made an almost perfect experiment. Zimbardo conducted this great experiment; he also gave an extremely accurate point about his prison experiment. I agree on that the reactions of the prisoners and guards are best seen as their environment changed. “Rather, the subjects’ abnormal social and personal reactions are best seen as a product of their transaction with an environment that supported the behavior that would be pathological in other settings, but was “appropriate” in this prison.”(pg.

The Zimbardo prison experiment was a study of human responses to captivity, dehumanization and its effects on the behavior on 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.

For decades, researchers have debated the different aspects of human behavior. In 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment in “a mock correctional facility,” located in the basement of Stanford University. With the help of the Palo Alto Police and twenty-four male subjects, Zimbardo unearthed the “amorality and darkness [that can] inhabit the human psyche” when one is expected to follow a prescribed role. After choosing 24 male subjects, Zimbardo randomly separated the men into two groups. One group was composed of twelve guards, and the other of twelve prisoners. The article “Stanford Prison Experiment” contributed to the idea that, Philip Zimbardo’s experiment raised many questions concerning a humans ethical integrity. Furthermore, Philip Zimbardo theorized

Philip Zimbardo was a famous psychologist born in 1933, he was most famous for his Stanford Prison Experiment which he conducted in the basement of the Stanford University in 1971. This was a famous experiment done with male college students in where they randomly assigned the students to either be a prisoner or a guard, the experiment was supposed to be two weeks, but only lasted six days because there was bad reactions to the experiment and it started to get too out of hand. The experiment that was supposed to see if people would take on the roles they were given, and the students definitely took on those roles, and they went to the extreme with them. The guards were mean, and aggressive toward the prisoners, and the prisoners became unhappy,

Two very important and significant psychological experiments were Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment and Milgram’s Shock Experiment. Both experiments were conducted to test subjects’ obedience to authority. Although each experiment achieved their goal and had enticing results, they both proposed many ethical issues and violations. Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment aimed to test how well subjects would conform to roles of guard and prisoner in a role-playing exercise (McLeod).

Phillip Zimbardo’s Standford Prison Experiment is one of the most amazing psychological experiments of all time. It showed that the human mind can be manipulated and changed if the amount of power one has is not under control. In this essay I am going to talk about variables that affected the experiment, ethics, personal relation and what I learned from it all.

Phillip Zimbardo’s Standford Prison Experiment is one of the most amazing psychological experiments of all time. It showed that the human mind can be manipulated and changed if the amount of power one has is not under control. In this essay I am going to talk about variables that affected the experiment, ethics, personal relation and what I learned from it all.

The Zimbardo (1971) study was an intense demonstration of the affects that prison can have on people. As I read I was shocked over many of the aspects of the study and concerned with the consequences the study may have. Lack of training for the guards and their control that they would have over the prisoners was what I thought was the first mistake of the experiment. Throughout the study, I continued to asked myself, what if a guard takes it too far will there be consequences? What should be considered too far since there were no direct rules established for the guards? While reading, I felt anticipation of what was going to be the outcome, fearing for the prisoners. The simulation of the uniform, chain, and stocking were appropriate in creating

To start with, what do we know about Mr. Zimbardo? Obviously, he is the best expert for writing about such things. He is the psychologists, who conducted the famous Stanford experiment back in 1970s. There is hardly a person, who is not aware about it. After a group of students volunteered to become a part of the study of psychology of imprisonment, Zimbardo revealed the shaking truth. Beyond the expectations, students adapted to their roles very well. Very soon, guards started to show the signs of harassment, psychologically torturing those, who played the prisoners. The latter ones passively accepted the abuse. In the end, two students left the experiment early, and it was closed after six days. The experiment affected Zimbardo, too, for he had the role of superintendent and couldn’t