We know that people react differently than others, like the man who left early compared to all other men. Although the experiment only lasted less than a week, it showed us that we can't do these kinds of studies without someone outside watching. It was a difficult environment for everyone involved. From Zimbardo to the prisoners, it was a tough time. They hadn't even begun to see changes in themselves by being so involved in the study. People react to certain situations the way they seem fit, even when they don't realize they're hurting the people around them at the time. I don't think any of the guards had the intention of hurting anyone, they just didn't realize at the time that what they were doing was wrong. We cannot treat each other as less than human beings. Thanks to Christina Maslach the project ended early. Without her seeing what she had, who knows how much worse it would have been for everyone involved. We are all human and no one deserves to be treated differently; prisoner or
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