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The interpretation is never so simple. I'm not sure what that guy at Stanford was trying to prove but his research conclusively proved that tenured psych profes
by blululu 3y ago
The interpretation is never so simple. I'm not sure what that guy at Stanford was trying to prove but his research conclusively proved that tenured psych professors at leading universities can be wildly unethical. This discovery helped support the creation of institutional review boards across the country - one of the first major restrictions on academic freedom in the history of science.
- sandworm101 3y agoOr they proved that if you setup some people to work/live in a fake prison, they end up acting basically like all the other people who already work/live in realworld prisons. It's like having people sit in a MacDonald's for ten hours each day, then writing a paper about how subjects ate more fast food during the trial period. Breaking news: Starting a new job in Hawaii increases the likelihood that you will take up surfing.