Bob Henry Mrs. Patterson English 1123 p25 October 31, 2012 “Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment: a Lesson in the Power of Situation,” is about a prison experiment designed to prove how good people can do bad things when face with a certain situation. In the experiment Philip G. Zimbardo brings 24 physically and mentally healthy college students with no criminal history to participate in his experiment. These participants were assigned to either play a prisoner or a guard and were paid 15 dollars a day just to be in the experiment for 2 weeks. Before the two weeks were even over Zimbardo had to call the experiment to an end, due to extreme street and zombielike attitude and posture in the prisoners. To some the experiment seemed like a complete failure but in reality Zimbardo proved his point within six days of his experiment.
Before the birth of the modern penitentiary at Walnut Street (Philadelphia) in 1790, prisoners endured unimaginable squalor” (Roth, 2011, p. 86). With the implementation of the new correctional system many changes took place including the way the prisoners were housed, treated, and the way they spent their days. As we have learned the Walnut Street Jail in Philadelphia is considered the birthplace of the American penitentiary. As the article Walnut Street Prison states most prisons were typically built in a U shape with large rooms. The original role for prisons was just to hold criminals and no regard was given for an inmate’s well-being.
All in all, the Stanford Prison Experiment illustrates how authority, unequal balance of power, and the situation that one is placed can all lead to converting ordinary people into committing unconventional acts. Although the experiment was abruptly stopped after only six days, it very well demonstrates how everyone has potential to descend from order to chaos and good to evil and that human nature can transform in a very rapid way because of its
Raritan Valley Community College 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment Submitted by: Alexander Angeles Submitted on: September 18, 2015 Phillip G. Zimbardo conducted the 1971 Stanford prison experiment from August 14 to August 20. The experiment was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prison guard. It was financed by the U.S. Office of Naval Research and was of enthusiasm to both the U.S. Naval force and Marine Corps as an examination concerning the reasons for struggle between military gatekeepers and detainees. The members adjusted to their parts well past Zimbardo's desires, as the prison guards authorized dictator measures and at last subjected a detainees' percentage to mental torment.
The Stanford Prison Experiment, which was supposed to last for two weeks, ended after six days when researchers realized that some of the guards were becoming very abusive and some of the prisoners were forgetting that they were not real prisoners, and that this was just an experiment. Professor Zimbardo and his colleagues wanted to test the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner and or prison guard. They wanted to see if everyone could be conformed to the roles
Questions for the “A Quite Sunday Morning-The Stanford prison Experiment” 4 extra credit points 1) If you were one of the prison guards how would you have behaved? How sure are you that you would have behaved this way? 2) Why do you think the “good guards” did not object to the orders of the “bad guards?” 3) Do you think that you would have been able to handle the abuse if you had been a prisoner? Can you think of anything that you would’ve done differently to oppose the treatment of the guards? 4) What is “reality” in a prison setting?
The enquiry led to 264 landlords being proceeded against, 74 pleaded guilty and the other cases dragged on but 222 cases were decided. This attempt at an economic and social reform showed that Wolsey did at take an interest into the problems of the poor and it showed great ambition and good intentions as it started of well. However the cases could take years to conclude and the enclosure policy was abandoned for 18 months in 1523 as Wolsey was trying to raise a subsidy to und the king’s foreign policy. This meant that even though it started well it ended badly as it didn’t really change things and it was just abandoned, which possibly shows how political concerns override his belief in reforms. The court of the Star Chamber was created by Wolsey to show justice to all.
If I was a prisoner, I do not think I would have been able to endure the experiment. I would have done what some of the other prisoners did and quit very early. Personally I would not have gone through with the experiment. If I was to be imprisoned for real for 5 years, I think I would breakdown emotionally, providing the guards were taking advantage of me. 3) After the study, how do you think the prisoners and guards felt when they saw each other in the same civilian clothes again and saw their prison reconverted to a basement laboratory hallway?
They both had their problems in high school but now are ready to leave them all behind and join the police academy and the secret Jump Street unit 7 years down the line. They weren’t exactly A-grade police material hence Schmidt helped out Jenko with the exam answers and Jenko returned the favour by helping Schmidt with the fitness tests. Not surprisingly, they make
Stress and the College Student After reading this article I came to realize how stressful college really can be on a student. Also how serious it can affect ones wellbeing, not only mentally but physically. I seem to relate to some of the issues caused by college stress but not as much as some for example I have not developed depression or any eating disorders. I do face a relatively high number of stressors as a college student. It’s very hard to type a paper or study for a test when you have a nine month old that wants to get into everything.