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    The Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted in 1971 by psychologist Dr. Philip Zimbardo, as an expansion to Dr. Stanley Milgram’s research on obedience (Cherry, para. 1). Zimbardo wanted to further investigate the impact of situational variables on human behaviour (Cherry, para. 1). He did this by looking at the impact of becoming a prisoner or prison guard (Cherry, para. 1). Zimbardo and his colleagues were interested in how the participants would react when placed in a simulated prison environment

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    Stanford University (authoritatively Leland Stanford Junior University) may be an individual investigation college in Stanford, California, and one in everything about world's most prestigious foundations, with the most astounding position in fluctuated rankings and measures inside of the us. Stanford was situated in 1885 by Leland Stanford, previous legislative leader of and U.S. official from American state and driving railroad business pioneer, and his lady, Jane Lathrop Stanford, in memory

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    I was actually interested in watching this movie before I took this class. This may sound weird I have a serious interest in what went on inside prisons and what can make or break someone. The Stanford Prison Experiment was it was held at Stanford University during August fourteenth through August twenty first, 1971. The research group was led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo using college students. Though background information of the experiment and my response to the experiment. The experiment

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    that they would be fair, ethical superiors. I know I would, but learning about the Stanford Prison Experiment has made me question what would really happen if I was there. Would I be the submissive prisoner, the sadistic guard, or would I stay true to myself? As Phillip Zimbardo gave the guards their whistles and billy clubs they drastically changed without even realizing it. In order to further understand the Stanford Prison experiment I learned how the experiment was conducted, thought about the ethical

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    As Humans, we use the word aggression in our day to day conversation to characterize our behavior and perhaps behaviors of others. We conclude that people are aggressive if they scream at or hit another individual, however, other harmful acts such as the killing of enemy soldiers during the war might be regarded as an aggressive act by everyone. Social psychologists have spent lots of time trying to determine what should be considered aggression and reasons why individuals exhibit aggressive behaviors

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    The Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted to see how people would react to a cruel environment without clear rules in social roles. The study focused on the relationship between prisoners and guards. College students were paid $15 per day for 1-2 weeks, the experiment ended after only 6 days. Dr. Zimbardo’s girlfriend, Dr. Christina Maslach, told him she felt the power had changed him too. She thought everyone that was involved got caught up in the experiment (Zimbardo, 2011). 70 men volunteered

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    ethics rely on including integrity, accuracy, and objectivity are always violated. The Milgram Experiment on Obedience and the Stanford Prison Experiment are examples of two of the most intriguing and widely discussed social psychology experiments that have violated the basic principles of research ethics involving human subjects. The Milgram experiment and the Stanford Prison experiment still continues to receive a large amount of criticism and is widely considered ethically controversial. Stanley

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    guards. They also concluded that the psychology breakdown in this confined and control experiment was crucial in understanding the human psyche and how it handles certain situations. PSYCHOLOGICAL BREAKDOWN IN THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT 3 The article on the Stanford Prison Experiment titled, A Study of Prisoners and Guards in a Simulated Prison and written by the Office of Naval Research, provides us with the overall information that deals with this controversial psychological study

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    Explain the impact of the Stanford prison experiment on psychology and behaviour. The Stanford prison experiment ,led by professor Philip Zimbardo, was aimed at seeing the effect on people on becoming prisoners or prison guards. The idea was to see what happens to people when they are put in relatively ‘evil’ places. Do the people themselves become evil or is there no net effect? The results indicated that in fact people adapt to their role exceptionally well. It was observed that the prison guards

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    or is it the interaction that is predetermined by normal neurological processes? Picture yourself walking up to a building; there are green trees decorating the walkway. You reach the metallic silver doors. While looking up at the sky, the snow white clouds slowly caress the deep blue sky. You pull the metallic door open, entering the building. As the mundane walls around you start to collapse your body goes cold and numb. Colors directly impact our feelings and mood, which further impacts our

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