Re:The Stanford Prison Experiment was hugely influential. We...
by creatonez on Friday December 15, 2023 @09:27AM
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> Even if this is true, whose fault is it? Is it Zimbardo's?
The study itself described what they thought it might be able to demonstrate. The fraud is Zimbardo's. He was pretty clear that he was testing the hypothesis that the guards would become tyrants. He told the guards to become tyrants.
Re:The Stanford Prison Experiment was hugely influential. We...
by ruszki on Saturday December 16, 2023 @08:11AM
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So at the end, was that shown at least in this experiment that generally itβs enough to tell people that they should act as a tyrant and they would do as that?
The study itself described what they thought it might be able to demonstrate. The fraud is Zimbardo's. He was pretty clear that he was testing the hypothesis that the guards would become tyrants. He told the guards to become tyrants.