Summative Assessment: Stanford Prison Experiment
The Stanford Prison Experiment is one of the most well-known psychological experiments in history. The results of the experiment were shocking. In this assignment, you will focus more on the ethical violations that occurred.
Read “Stanford Prison Experiment” from the University Library.
Watch “Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Experiment” from the University Library.
Search the Internet for additional information you may need about the research method used in the Stanford prison experiment.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word analysis of the ethical violations in the Stanford prison experiment in which you:
Identify one or two ethical issues that occurred in this experiment.
Explain the APA ethics guidelines that may have been violated. Refer to “Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct” from the APA.
Explain if and how diversity was taken into consideration, as well as the effect that this may have had on the study.
Summarize what you would have done differently.
