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Chapter 378 - 372: Growth of Each Individual in [Group Counseling]

Chapter 378: Chapter 372: Growth of Each Individual in [Group Counseling]

After the end of the Stanford Prison Experiment, Professor Zimbardo, the media, and the academic community all conducted a certain degree of follow-up investigation on this experiment that had a significant impact.

During 1971-1972, Zimbardo’s team conducted preliminary follow-ups on the psychological state of the participants and found that some people still suffered from anxiety and insomnia issues, with a few volunteers even experiencing identity confusion, unable to break free from their "Prison Guard" or "Prisoner" roles.

From the 1980s to the 2000s, some prisoner volunteers and prison guard volunteers were interviewed in the public media, stating that they had a long history of psychological intervention and suffered from PTSD and other psychological disorders, openly criticizing this experiment.

After 2000, foreign scholars compiled the original materials of this simulated prison experiment and found a recording in which Professor Zimbardo directly instructed the prison guard volunteers to be "stricter" when dealing with prisoner volunteers.

Based on all of the above, it’s no surprise that Nan Zhubin would say this experiment is notorious.

Regarding the other topic Nan Zhubin mentioned, "John Watson’s Little Albert Experiment," it is comparable, if not worse, than Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment, with an even more malignant and profound influence.

The Little Albert Experiment, conducted by John B. Watson (John Watson), a representative figure of behaviorism psychology in 1920, aimed to study whether "emotional reactions can be acquired through classical conditioned reflexes."

This Watson is vastly different from Sherlock Holmes’s assistant Watson.

The subject of the Little Albert Experiment was a nine-month-old infant, who was given the pseudonym "Little Albert" in the experiment, thus naming the experiment after him.

In the initial phase of the experiment, Little Albert showed curiosity, even affection, towards fuzzy objects like white rats and rabbits.

As the experiment officially began, Watson attempted to condition Little Albert with {Fear}: whenever Little Albert touched a white rat, Watson would strike a metal bar with a hammer behind him to create a loud noise, inducing {Fear} in Little Albert, causing him to cry. After multiple repetitions of the procedure, even without Watson striking the metal bar to produce noise, the mere appearance of a white rat could cause Little Albert to cry and avoid it, exhibiting fear responses.

In other words, Little Albert transformed from curiosity and affection towards the white rat to {Fear} of it.

Originally, Little Albert’s {Fear} targeted the "loud noise," but during the experiment, it became linked to the {white rat} through conditioned reflex.

Subsequently, an unexpected result emerged—Little Albert exhibited intense {Fear}, even hysteria, when he saw rabbits, Santa Claus masks, cotton, and other items.

His {Fear} shifted from focusing on the {white rat} to extracting characteristics from the {white rat}, resulting in {Fear} of all {white} and {fuzzy} objects.

Psychology subsequently embraced a new concept—{generalization}—to explain this phenomenon occurring with Little Albert.

Watson’s experiment was successful; he proved that emotions could be formed through environmental conditioning, validating the core behaviorism viewpoint that "environment shapes behavior." The experiment became an integral example of classical conditioned reflex theory, promoting the development of behaviorism psychology.

Simultaneously, it began to face severe criticism.

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"Without a doubt, whether Zimbardo or Watson, their experimental results are valuable. Their research findings have accelerated the advancement of the psychology field by years, even creating new research branches within psychology."

"But undoubtedly, their actions are now considered unacceptable. The psychology domain will never again allow experiments of such nature."

"The desire for achievement, honor, or something more Advanced has driven even professor-level individuals to easily descend into madness, allowing themselves to be hypnotized by lofty reasons."

At this point, Nan Zhubin took a deep breath.

"But, no matter how great the endeavor that might propel the field forward, it cannot become a reason to violate moral ethics, or to harm oneself or others."

If Nan Zhubin’s previous mention of {Group Polarization} and {Situational Power Theory} provided a reflection for those "guilty students" following the Wang Rui incident.

Then, what is being discussed now undoubtedly flashes a torch into the faces of "Cognitive Distortion Students."

Even such endeavors with a "progressing the entire industry" nucleus cannot be enveloped with "harming others" on the exterior.

Transgressors will face harsh criticism from professionals across centuries.

Not to mention, what you have just experienced—the "college entrance examination"?"

Nan Zhubin concluded:

"This is regarding the subsequent impact related to the Stanford Prison Experiment. I apologize for showing you the not-so-glorious side of psychology."

However, if through this, you lose unrealistic fantasies about psychology and seriously consider your major choices after the entrance exam, it would be a great achievement. Nan Zhubin thought to himself, secretly.

Bringing back his thoughts, Nan Zhubin took a deep breath.

Thereby, all the groundwork for {Group Counseling} is complete.

The most crucial phase is about to begin——{Cognitive Integration}.