- Quoted from Aronson's "Social Animals"
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Experiment designer Zimbardo's statement
Burley 2022-04-23 07:02:12
After just six days, we had to close our mock prison because what we saw was horrifying. For us and for the vast majority of participants, it was unclear when their ego ended and their roles began. Most people have really become "prisoners" or "guards", and they have been unable to clearly distinguish between their roles and themselves. Their behaviors, thoughts and emotions, in almost every aspect, have undergone dramatic changes. In less than a week, the experience of incarceration cancels out (temporarily) a lifetime of learning; human values are suspended, self-concepts challenged, and the ugliest, deepest pathological side of human nature is revealed. We were horrified by what we saw: some boys ("guards") treated others like contemptible animals, taking pleasure in cruelty, while others ("prisoners") became servile and dehumanized Just like the other robots, they only want to escape, they only care about their own survival, and there is only double hatred for the guards in their hearts.
- Quoted from Aronson's "Social Animals"
- Quoted from Aronson's "Social Animals"
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Nachrichtensprecher: [voiceover - spoiler] The tragic outcome: two dead, three injured, among them project leader Professor Klaus Thon. Clearly, the experiment went out of control after two days. The district attorney is investigating two possible manslaughter charges and several charges of abuse and negligence. One of the test participants has been arrested. The project direction will probably have to answer to a court. According to statements by one of the scientists, the escalation might have been prevented by aborting the experiment earlier.
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