Evidence and stories about evidence: Stanford Prison Experiment under criticism
| Autor: | Wicher A, Izydorczak K |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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bepress|Life Sciences|Research Methods in Life Sciences
History PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Social and Personality Psychology|Social Influence media_common.quotation_subject PsyArXiv|Meta-science Prison Criminology PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Social and Personality Psychology|Personality and Situations bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Social Psychology Criticism bepress|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Psychology|Personality and Social Contexts PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Social and Personality Psychology|Violence and Aggression PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Social and Personality Psychology media_common |
| DOI: | 10.31234/osf.io/bj6p5 |
| Popis: | The Stanford Prison Experiment conducted by Philip G. Zimbardo is probably the most recognizable study in the area of social psychology. The summer of 2018 proved to be exceptionally unfavourable to this scientific endeavour. The experiment was showered with strong criticisms to the extent that some voices were raised to withdraw the research from psychology textbooks; the study was no longer described as ‘shocking’, but rather as a ‘sham’ or ‘lie’. At a closer look, it turns out that the whole criticism can be traced back to one source article which contains unevenly distributed arguments. Some of them are relevant and new, but others can be described as hyperbolas, simplifications and repetitions of frequent allegations. An attentive and critical look at Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment and arguments against it helps to develop a more complex, but also more interesting perspective. It could serve as an example of a fierce, fascinating fight for a politically and socially important cause. In this fight, both sides remain faithful to their stance rather than to the facts. It is also a story about the problem of reporting science in a sensational way. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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