Ethics of the Stanford Prison Experiment by Philip Zimbardo
The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE), conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971, aimed to examine the influence of social roles on behavior in a prison-like environment. The study demonstrated how quickly individuals adopted authoritarian or submissive roles, leading to ethical concerns due to participant harm. Critics argue the experiment lacked informed consent and failed to minimize risks. A more ethical recreation could involve studying actual correctional officers in real prisons, eliminating the ethical violations present in the original study.
References
Le Texier, T. (2019). Debunking the Stanford Prison Experiment. American Psychologist, 74(7), 823–839. Web.
Reference
StudyCorgi. (2025, February 13). Ethics of the Stanford Prison Experiment by Philip Zimbardo. https://studycorgi.video/ethics-of-the-stanford-prison-experiment-by-philip-zimbardo/