... many 'faults' in the methodology has made many people question the true worth of the experiment and whether the ends justify the means. The problems became evident in this experiment when the true aim of the research was hidden from the partcipants and they did not know what was going to happen to them within it's duration. Thus, the participants could not give informed consent which leads to many problems involving deception. During the test, the participants were put through a series of humiliating and dehumanizing tasks. Such as the initiation to the experiment where they were deloused and arrested from there own home. As with many psychological research the experiment may have provoked minor psychological doubt, but to put it bluntly, this was the 'smallest' ethical issue in the study. Although Zimbardo tested his participants to see if they could cope with the demands of the experiment he could ...

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