3 ms·
"It wasn't my fault, we were just following orders. It was sleep deprivation, the prisoners were dehumanized and we were told to play act as bad guys." seems to
by sgnelson 12y ago
"It wasn't my fault, we were just following orders. It was sleep deprivation, the prisoners were dehumanized and we were told to play act as bad guys." seems to be his excuse (from reading his comments) which to me, seems to reinforce Zimbardo more than discredit him. But I might be missing something.
This is also just one person's opinion and memory from 40 years ago.
For better or worse, I think the Stanford Prison Experiment is a very interesting piece of research, and if it wasn't, we still wouldn't be discussing it and what it means.
- saraid216 12y agoWell, it's worth noting that this has been John Mark's statement for some time. Here's the earliest instance I can find online: https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?article_id=43897 https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/magazine/article/?artic... (2011) I'm also somewhat certain that his view was mentioned in Zimbardo's 2007 book; I loaned out my copy, so I can't check.