Hi all, I prefer to call it a “study” rather than an “experiment” (e.g., what were the dependent variables?). But that’s an issue for another day …
I’ve been discussing the study in class this week. Now that there are so many videos posted online—especially interviews of the researchers and participants over a 40-year period—I can help students better understand what was going on in the study, as well as the influence of researchers and participants on the results and interpretations of research. I’ve put together videos about the Stanford Prison Study (SPS) using clips from several sources. I found Christina Maslach’s role to be of particular interest because, even though Haney and Zimbardo stated that they became more and more disturbed by the “breakdowns” experienced by prisoners, it seemed that they had no intention of ending the study …. not until Maslach threatened to end her relationship with Zimbardo. I put together a short video of Zimbardo talking about the unnamed “graduate student” who made him aware that the prisoners were suffereing (a clip taken from Quiet Rage) folowed by Maslach and Zimbardo giving a more complete account of how the study finally came to an end (from a 2012 BBC documentary … I think—I need to double-check that source). The video is here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x15qpmyacpitkm8/Maslach%20Ends%20SPS.mp4?dl=0 Jeff P.S. Yes, I know, I need to learn how to edit videos. I’m working on it. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeffry Ricker, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Social/Behavioral Sciences Scottsdale Community College 9000 E. Chaparral Road Scottsdale, AZ 85256-2626 Office: SB-123 Fax: (480) 423-6298 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJeffryRicker/timeline/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/jeffry-ricker/3b/511/438 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=47521 or send a blank email to leave-47521-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
