zimbardo study- evaluation

Question 1

What is a weakness related to ecological validity in the Stanford prison study?

Answer 1

Both the guards and prisoners knew they were participating in a study, which may have affected their behavior.

Many participants reported they were just acting.

Question 2

What ethical concerns arose from the Stanford prison study?

Answer 2

The study subjected participants to high levels of stress, prisoners had to be released.

Participants did not explicitly consent to all aspects of the experiment, such as being ‘arrested’ at home.