心理学与生活-第131节

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obedience　to　the　instructions　of　an　authority　figure。　Male　and　female　subjects　will　be　asked　to　serve　as　the　
“teacher”　in　a　study　of　the　effects　of　punishment　on　learning。　A　fluffy；　attractive　puppy　in　a　cage　with　an　
electrifiable　grid　floor　will　be　presented　as　the　learner　attempting　to　learn　to　discriminate　steady　lights　from　

lights　flickering　at　rates　near　the　critical　fusion　frequency　for　dogs。　The　subject’s　task　is　to　administer　a　series　
of　increasingly　intense　shocks　to　the　puppy；　increasing　the　shock　level　after　each　error。　The　panel　of　

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switches　on　the　shock　generator　will　be　marked　to　indicate　a　range　of　15　to　450　volts；　increasing　in　15…volt　
steps。　

In　fact；　the　shocks　the　puppy　experiences　will　be　restricted　to　levels　insufficiently　intense　to　produce　tissue　
damage。　For　half　the　subjects　of　each　sex；　a　small　amount　of　anesthetic　gas　will　be　introduced　into　the　dog’s　
cage　so　that　the　animal　appears　to　slump　into　unresponsiveness　because　of　the　shocks。　

Dependent　measures　in　this　study　will　include：　（a）　the　maximum　shock　administered　by　the　subject；　（b）　the　
duration　of　shocks　administered；　（c）　subject’s　verbal　and　expressive　behavior　during　the　experiment。　

Remarks：　History　is　tragically　rich　in　examples　of　atrocities　carried　out　by　people　whose　principal　
motivation　is　responsiveness　to　instructions　issued　by　an　authority　figure。　Thus；　ordinary　German　citizens　
participated　in　the　torture　and　massacre　of　Jews；　American　aviators　dropped　atomic　bombs　on　Japanese　
cities；　and　flesh…shredding　antipersonnel　weapons　are　currently　being　used　in　Indochina　by　technicians　
whose　remote　control　devices　prevent　them　from　even　seeing　the　results　of　their　actions。　

It　is　vital　that　we　understand　the　conditions　under　which　people　will　and　will　not　carry　out　instructions　
leading　to　inhumane　acts　so　that　adequate　legal　and　social　safeguards　against　the　abuse　of　authority　may　
be　instituted　without　delay。　The　subversion　of　the　American　political　process　revealed　through　the　
Watergate　investigations　only　highlights　the　urgency　of　research　in　this　area。　

The　puppy　victims　will　experience　some　distress　in　the　course　of　each　session。　While　the　investigators　do　
not　consider　an　animal’s　suffering　something　to　be　treated　casually；　it　is　felt　that　this　research　design　is　
patible　with　the　traditional　requirement　that　animal　suffering　be　justified　by　the　human　benefits　of　the　
resulting　knowledge。　Variations　on　the　design　will　include　creating　a　“pliance　hierarchy；”　with　a　series　
of　subjects　passing　orders　down　the　line　to　the　final　executor。　

PROPOSAL　4　

Title：　Interpersonal　Dynamics　in　a　Simulated　Prison　

Department：　Sociology　

Proposal：　The　institution　of　prison　is　of　special　interest　for　social　scientists　because　of　the　unique　character　of　
the　social　relations　and　interactions　that　occur　there。　Several　years　ago；　research　by　Zimbardo　and　his　
colleagues　demonstrated　that　prison　behavior　could　be　scientifically　studied　under　the　control　conditions　of　
a　“simulated”　laboratory　environment。　They　found　that　behavioral　syndromes　associated　with　prison　life　
（for　example；　guard　brutality；　prisoner　disintegration）　could　be　reliably　elicited　in　an　experimental　milieu；　
with　little　loss　in　the　authenticity　of　reactions　and　within　a　relatively　convenient　time。　

In　our　modest　proposal；　we　will　attempt　to　extend　this　early　research　in　several　crucial　directions。　
Generalization　from　the　Zimbardo　study　to　social　behavior　in　real　prisons　is　limited　by　the　fact　that　it　
employed　normal；　healthy；　middle…class　college　students—precisely　the　kind　of　people　least　likely　to　enter　a　
real　prison。　In　our　study　we　propose　to　utilize　a　subject　population　of　lower　class；　preferably　minority；　
persons　as　prisoners；　and　a　group　of　working…class　white　males　as　guard　personnel。　In　this　way　we　will　be　
better　able　to　draw　inferences　about　the　parameters　which　control　the　behavior　in　actual　prison　
populations。　In　addition；　our　study　will　employ　much　larger　groups　of　prisoners　and　guards　than　the　20　
used　in　the　original　study；　since　it　is　only　in　this　way　that　statistically　reliable　results　may　be　obtained　and　
valid　conclusions　drawn　about　prison　behavior。　Finally；　we　propose　increasing　the　length　of　the　study　to　
several　months　（depending　on　budgetary　constraints）　in　order　to　investigate　the　more　important　effects　of　
long…term　imprisonment；　rather　than　simply　short…term　adjustment。　We　will　also　study；　in　a　second　phase　of　
the　research；　whether　female　guards　and　prisoners　act　as　the　males　do；　and　whether　different　types　of　
training　of　the　guards　yield　more　“positive”　outes。　

Because　our　simulated　prison　environment　will　be　designed　to　maximize　experimenter　surveillance　and　
data　collection；　we　are　confident　that　all　deleterious　effects　will　be　carefully　monitored　and　recorded。　

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