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"Milgram's and Zimbardo's studies provoked public outcry partly because of the actual findings but also because of the ethical issues raised" - To what extent can social influence research studies be justified in terms of the ethical issues they raised.
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"Milgram's and Zimbardo's studies provoked public outcry partly because of the actual findings but also because of the ethical issues raised" To what extent can social influence research studies be justified in terms of the ethical issues they raised. (12 marks) Two studies that have looked into social influence are Zimbardo's experiment, in which he carried out a simulation of a prison situation at Stanford University, and also Milgram's experiment. This experiment involved a participant acting in the role of a teacher and giving a confederate victim an electric shock, the shock was not real but the teacher or participant thought it was. In Zimbardo's experiment twenty two male participants took part and were paid. Participants were split up into guards and prisoners. Prisoners were arrested from their homes and taken to prison where they were deloused, showered and given uniforms and numbers. Guards had uniforms and reflective dark glasses which made them...
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