How easy it is to criticize when you have the benefit of years to think
about it, and also have the advantage of 20/20 hindsight.



Michael Sylvester wrote:

>      Zmbardo's prison study was neatly conceptualized and the
>      results were impressive.However,at a time when the majority
>      of prison inmatesare black and Hispanic,I question the
>      external validity of a study where the subjects are not
>      representative of the prison population.It would seem that
>      he should have found a  black college institution to conduct
>      the study.There was not one black college prisoner or a
>      black or hispanic prison guard.Gimme a break. Michael
>      Sylvester,PhDDaytona beach,Florida
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