Stanford Prison Experiment Reflection

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The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) is a study of the psychological impact of being a prisoner or a prison guard. The experiment was conducted by a group of researchers led by Stanford University psychology professor Philip Zimbardo from 14 August 1971 to 20 August 1971. It is funded by the US Navy Research Bureau and is interested in the US Navy and Marine Corps as an investigation into the cause of the conflict between military police and prisoners. Twenty-four of the 75 students randomly assigned simulated prison prisoners and security guards in the basement of Stanford University psychology building. Participants adapted to their role far beyond Zimbabwe's predictions when security guards performed authoritarian actions and ultimately tortured some prisoners.

Let's also consider the infamous Stanford prison experiment. The experiment was conducted by Professor of Psychology Philip Zimbardo in 1971. And that divided 24 Stanford college students into two groups: security guards and prisoners. These groups began following immediately assigned roles. To force the identity of the group, security guards use their numbers instead of their names to point to prisoners and begin to punish their unruly behavior. As the experiment progressed, the way of punishment became more exploited. Security guards began attacking prisoners with fire extinguishers, banning sanitary buckets to use the toilet, forced to take off the mattress or take off the mattress and go to bed on concrete floor. Prisoners also begin to internalize their roles through passive psychological torture.