When they were interviewed after the study, all the participants said that they firmly believed that the learning and punishment study served a worthy scientific purpose which would have enduring gains for science as opposed to the momentary nonfatal discomfort caused to the participants.
Al entrevistarlos tras el experimento, los participantes dijeron que creían firmemente que el experimento servía a un propósito científico digno que tendría beneficios perdurables para la ciencia en contraste a la incomodidad no letal momentánea causada a los participantes.