Tim May wrote:
At 7:12 AM -0800 5/19/97, Mike Duvos wrote:
Of course, such psychological experiments are banned today, because they ^^^^^^^^^^^^ don't make it through the ethics committees. Nonetheless they demonstrate that there are few differences between "us" and "them," and that most ordinary people will rise to the occasion when given a new pair of jackboots.
I'm curious about the "such psychological experiments are banned today" assertiokn.
These experiments were mostly done at Stanford. After the unbelievable scandal with the jail experiment (which, to my knowledge, involved physical injuries), Stanford Board forbade any experiments done without the approval of a special ethics councel. Many other universities followed. (please correct me if i am mistaken) - Igor.