Psych 103: Writing Workshop – October 5, 2015
From the Ghosts of Abu Ghraib assignment
Original Text
Personally, I think the Milgram experiment
was much more fair and ethical than the
Zimbardo experiment, simply because in the
Milgram experiment nobody was actually
being electrically shocked, whereas in the
Zimbardo experiment, real people were
subject to horrendous offenses and the
trauma they experienced would influence
them for life. (50 words)
Edited Text
The Milgram experiment was more
ethical than Zimbardo's, because
Milgram didn't actually shock anyone,
whereas in the Zimbardo experiment,
people were subjected to horrendous
offenses, and the trauma they
experienced would influence them for
life. (35 words)
The documentary was very interesting film
how soldiers took orders even though they
were morally wrong. The milligram
experiment really showed how this type of
behavior works. (27 words)
The documentary, The Ghosts of Abu
Ghraib, illustrated how soldiers followed
immoral orders. The Milgram experiment
showed how this behavior may arise. (22
words)
I believe that striving for more information
is a step that each and every one of us
could take to avoid ignorant or unethical
actions in the future. (28 words)
Striving for more information may avoid
future ignorant or unethical actions. (11
words)
There were a lot of similarities between
the prison of Abu Ghraib and the
psychological experiments, Milgram's and
Zimbardo's. (19 words)
Milgram's and Zimbardo's experiments
had a number of similarities with what
happened at the Abu Ghraib prison. (17
words)
Although the studies depict what
Although the studies depict what
Milgram and Zimbardo found based on
Milgram and Zimbardo found, they
their research, there are differences
differ with what actually happened in
between the two studies and what
Abu Ghraib. (18)
actually happened in Abu Ghraib. (27)