Compare And Contrast Abu Ghraib And Zimbardo Experiment

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The Abu Ghraib Prison share the same hypothesis with the Milgram and Zimbardo experiment which it was ''obedience to authority''. The soldiers in the video were following orders to make the prisoners talk at all cost. This kind of behavior is not new, we frequently hear that soldiers use none traditional methods to accomplish the mission. Another similarity to the Milgram and the Zimbardo experiment is that the soldiers were not willing to stand up to the authorities figures in this case the CIA or other government authorities. Training was another of the similarities that the Zimbardo and the Abu Ghraid had in common as well. In both of this situation the guards did not have any kind of training on how to handle prison or prisoners. Whit

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