Ethics in Research

Rarely has the opportunity for research and understanding of human behaviors been taken to such an extreme that the ethics of the study are discussed for hundreds of years. Haney, Banks, and Zimbardo's (1973) study unlocks a Pandora's box of questions pertaining to the serious effects roles have on the human psyche and the level of aggression displayed. In this study, undergraduates are placed in a simulated prison and labeled as guards and prisoners while being video recorded to observe the effects of these roles on behavior. …