In March, a user on Reddit emailed psychologist Philip Zimbardo (leader of the Stanford Prison Experiment) to arrange an "IAmA" interview. Zimbardo agreed to answer the top 5 questions from this thread. Yesterday his answers were posted here.
The chosen questions touched on research ethics, what he originally expected to learn from the experiment, the role of psychoactive drugs in society, reading recommendations and more.
After responding, Zimbardo posed a question of his own to Reddit:
I ask you: Is it good that the Milgram and Zimbardo studies were done, or wrong? Should they be allowed to be replicated with interesting variations (such as female guards and prisoners) if institutional guidelines are imposed and followed? Or is it better for society not to know about the nature of the "dark side" of human nature?
i seriously think the experiment should not have been done.... because the they were jst college kids who were brutely treated... and i am sure they had a devastating effect on them
In March, a user on Reddit emailed psychologist Philip Zimbardo (leader of the Stanford Prison Experiment) to arrange an "IAmA" interview. Zimbardo agreed to answer the top 5 questions from this thread. Yesterday his answers were posted here.
The chosen questions touched on research ethics, what he originally expected to learn from the experiment, the role of psychoactive drugs in society, reading recommendations and more.
After responding, Zimbardo posed a question of his own to Reddit: