Editing Stanford prison experiment (section)

===Thursday, August 19: Day 5===
The day was scheduled for visitations by friends and family of the inmates in order to simulate the prison experience.[[File:SPE1971-guards_walking_in_SPE_yard.jpg|thumb|Guards walking in SPE yard|alt=Black and white photo of a white hallway with a plaque reading "Stanford County Prison". Two white male guards in uniforms wearing sunglasses walk along the hallway. One white male guard is sitting on top of a table in a corner in the background.|left]]

Zimbardo and the guards made visitors wait for long periods of time to see their loved ones. Only two visitors could see any one prisoner and only for just ten minutes while a guard watched. Parents grew concerned about their sons' well-being and whether they had enough to eat. Some parents left with plans to contact lawyers to gain early release of their children.

On the same day, Zimbardo's colleague [[Gordon H. Bower]] arrived to check on the experiment and questioned Zimbardo about what the [[Independent Variable|independent variable]] of the research was. [[Christina Maslach]] also visited the prison that night and was distressed after observing the guards abusing the prisoners, forcing them to wear bags over their heads. She challenged Zimbardo about his lack of caring oversight and the immorality of the study. Finally, she made evident that Zimbardo had been changed by his role as Superintendent into someone she did not recognize and did not like. Her direct challenge, as well as the shared opinion from others, such as Curtis Banks (researcher), prompted Zimbardo to end the SPE the next day.<ref name=":4"/>{{rp|13–16}}