What ethical issues are associated with the Zimbardo Prison Study?

What will be an ideal response?


The subjects were humiliated and mentally harmed by the experimentation, Zimbardo played too close a role in the experimentation being both the primary researcher and the warden of the simulated prison, the subjects were made to think they could not leave, participants became carried away with their roles and not stopped when it became detrimental.

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which reason best explains why Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. often dissented in criminal cases?

A. He held an idiosyncratic constitutional philosophy B. He was a conservative justice on a liberal court C. He was a liberal justice on a conservative court D. He tended to vote against the prevailing trend

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Battered women have sometimes gotten into trouble through used of violence against the batterer

a. True b. False

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When may a felony arrest warrant be served?

A) Whenever the suspect is found in a public place B) At any time C) Between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. D) Whenever the officer observes the offense

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