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February 3rd, 2019
- Students will need to view the following film (click on title): The Stanford Prison Experiment/Zimbardo Prison Experiment If you are not able to access the film, please use the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_LKzEqlPto
- Students will need to respond to the following questions:
- Based on the course material, what type of research data is being collected in this research project? Quantitative or Qualitative, make sure to explain the reason why you chose this type of data collection.
- Based on the course material (make sure review Chapter 2—2.3 Ethical Concerns), describe one ethical issue you identified within the film. Explain why you consider it to be an ethical issue, make sure to use course material to support your response.
- Do you think this type of research study could be done today (only need to choose one)?
- If so, explain why it could be done today and any problems you think both the researcher—Zimbardo and the participants might experience.
- If not, explain what would need to be changed in order for the experiment to be conducted today.
- If you were conducting an experiment similar to the Zimbardo’s Prison Experiment, how would you try to capture the information Zimbardo was trying to capture without placing the participants in harm (remember you are trying to see what happens when people are placed in restrictive environments and have been assigned roles that they have never held)?
- What were your overall thoughts about the experiment?
- Do you think you could participate in an experiment of this nature? Why or Why not?
