Typical representative of prison guards

Fay 2022-11-29 19:43:36

Zimbardo found three kinds of guards in his research: the first guards are tough, but as long as the prisoners obey them, they can treat the offender fairly; the second guards are kind, they do something for the offender Little things, never punish prisoners; the third guard seems to like the power they have and find more imaginative ways to hurt inmates when they think they're not being observed by bystanders (no place to hide cameras) , began to abuse prisoners. Zimbardo believes that the psychological state of the prison guards was not taken into account at the beginning of the experiment, and its subsequent behavior was predicted accordingly.

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The Experiment quotes

  • Nix: Expert in the penitentiary system, are you boy?

    Travis: I just watch a lot of Discovery Channel.

  • Archaleta: Justice is what keeps us safe as a society. Ordered law.

    Travis: Justice is what starts wars. And eye for and eye for an eye. It takes a turning of the cheek for this species to evolve.

    Archaleta: Ah, so you're the one who knows what it's going to take for this society to evolve.

    Travis: I'm just regurgitating what people have been saying for a long time.