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    In the journal I decided to review, researchers observed and analyzed the different behaviors between prisoners and guards in a simulated prison at the Stanford University during the dates of August 14-20, 1971. The simulated prison was in a basement of a psychology building at the university. The researcher conducting this experiment was psychology professor Philip Zimbardo and the rest of his team which included Craig Haney and Curtis Banks. In the study, they were able to collect many valuable

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    goes into depth of the Stanford’s prison experiment. It first goes into explaining how people can be impacted if given certain attributes which later results in different behaviors. The video explains in which how it was possible for Hitler to become dictator and have so many people under his control. Kurt Lewen and his research team found that dictators changed people’s behaviors when they were given uniforms because it gave them a new identity. They did an experiment by setting three groups of boy

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    Reaction Paper: Ethics I reviewed the YouTube Video titled Stanford Prison Experiment; this experiment was very daunting to me since I worked as a Correctional Officer for over 3 years at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. In my opinion, the experiment did not correctly portray what prison life is like and therefore could not obtain the proper results. For starters, Correctional Officers are trained and have standard operating procedures that they must abide by. There are bad officers that

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    controversial psychology experiments over many decades. One of the most controversial is the Stanford Prison Experiment. This experiment was put together by Stanford professor Philip Zimbardo, who conducted this experiment in 1971. This is the most well, known experiment that Zimbardo has ever done. Zimbardo did this experiment to show the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. Zimbardo has impacted the study of psychology to this day by how the prison experiment was set up, what happened

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    Stanford University, an experiment was conducted by a psychology professor, infamously known as the Stanford prison experiment. The research was based and held in a prison setting with 24 recruited individuals who were then appointed as either inmates or guards, the operation was planned for two-weeks as well as rules that were meant to be followed. What would be the fundamental purpose of experimenting with this, why did the head researcher want to conduct this experiment, how did the use affect

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    Research Design and Method: Name the experiment or research you have chosen: Stanford Prison Experiment Name the researcher/s involved: Phillip Zimbardo When was the experiment conducted? 1970 's What is the Research Problem being studied? (Step One) The research problem being studied is; how does the attitude of the administrate in a prison effect the lives and mindset of the inmates in the prison? "that the state of the social institution of prison is due to the ‘nature ' of the people

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    The Implications of the Stanford Prison Experiment In 1971 Dr Philip Zimbardo conducted an experiment in the basement of Stanford University. This involved imprisoning nine volunteers in a mock up of Stanford prison, which was policed by nine guards (more volunteers). These guards had complete control over the prisoners. They could do anything to the prisoners, but use physical violence. The subjects were all students applying for summer jobs to get some money. To make

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    as the Stanford Prison Experiment. The experiment was led by psychology professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo along with his team of researchers in the basement of the psychology building at Stanford University. Today, I am going to speak about why the experiment was conducted, what occurred during the experiment, and the ethical implications that resulted because of this notorious study. II. Why the Experiment Was Conducted: I will begin by explaining why the Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted. Dr

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    Discussion of “The Stanford Prison Experiment” and Group Think Group think is a phenomenon that occurs when group 's need for consensus supersedes the judgment of individual group members. Group think often occurs when there is a time constraint and individuals put aside personal doubts so a project can move forward or when one member of the group dominates the decision-making process. In the article “The Stanford Prison Experiment”, the author Philip Zimbardo tells an experiment that ran by a professor

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    intended for the Stanford Prison Experiment to last for two weeks, the experiment was terminated after six days due to the dark and corrupt nature that came forth from within the prison guards. (The Study, 2008). As days passed in the experiment, prisoners began to experience demoralizing and humiliating punishments from the guards; this is, in turn, caused many of the prisoners to develop forms of mental and physical distress. (Shuttermouth, 2008). On the second day of the experiment, prisoners lead a

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