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Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford experiment was a psychological study seeking to evaluate the human
responses to captivity and in the real circumstances of prison life. However, some of the
conditions to which the subjects were subjected to were considered too harsh and inhumane,
causing the experiment to get out of hand and Zimbardo had to call it off even before the
intended time. Even though some critical observations were made, these were insufficient since
the experiment did not last the intended timeline. Certainly, Zimbardo should have considered a
different approach in the study so as to enhance the success and suitability of the findings. In
essence, Zimbardo could have designed an experiment that would evaluate human behavior in
the prisoners already in prison. The behavioral changes under review could have been equally
observed in the existing facilities rather than subjecting innocent persons to traumatizing
conditions. In essence, Zimbardo should have considered designing the experiment to evaluate
behavioral changes in real prisoners from their time of admission and through the change
process. This would have eliminated the ethical disputes that were associated with the approach
used. Besides, the approach would have eliminated the psychological harm that resulted from
distress and humiliation of the participants. Instead, conducting the experiment in the existing
prisons and with real convicts would have been more effective as it would have allowed a real
observation of the social changes from the moment the prisoners were jailed through their stay in
the prisons. This way, Zimbardo would have had a comparatively ethical and an effective
experiment throughout the set timeline.

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