If those who found validity, said they found that the subject can chose to either be in or out of experiment, is it also not up to Zimbardo to also decide, but whether this was an experiment or not? I say that this was not an experiment, because that was Zimbardo’s intention was to see attitudes. In order for an experiment to be validly done, one must have a control group, and Zimbardo did not have any, although it may be unnecessary. And since Zimbardo is writing how they act, it is not an experiment but a natural observation, with no real independent variable to manipulate. Though I agree with those who found validity, I also agree with those who said this experiment was unethical, therefore making this case study a dangerous territory, an experiment which cannot be used today. The effects may be the same, but we may not know that until the “experiment” is replicated. Replication is what makes the experiment, an experiment, not just any experiment, but a reliable experiment, a justified theory and hypotheses. In this case I don’t consider this case study an “experiment”, due to the lack of elements in a usual
If those who found validity, said they found that the subject can chose to either be in or out of experiment, is it also not up to Zimbardo to also decide, but whether this was an experiment or not? I say that this was not an experiment, because that was Zimbardo’s intention was to see attitudes. In order for an experiment to be validly done, one must have a control group, and Zimbardo did not have any, although it may be unnecessary. And since Zimbardo is writing how they act, it is not an experiment but a natural observation, with no real independent variable to manipulate. Though I agree with those who found validity, I also agree with those who said this experiment was unethical, therefore making this case study a dangerous territory, an experiment which cannot be used today. The effects may be the same, but we may not know that until the “experiment” is replicated. Replication is what makes the experiment, an experiment, not just any experiment, but a reliable experiment, a justified theory and hypotheses. In this case I don’t consider this case study an “experiment”, due to the lack of elements in a usual