Meet the Psychologist Behind 'Stanford Prison Experiment'

Philip Zimbardo discusses a study on the psychology of imprisonment he launched in 1971 with 24 male undergraduates randomly assigned to be either a guard or a prisoner. The study is depicted in the upcoming movie ‘The Stanford Prison Experiment.'
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[@AdamHicks20]

You could always deal with with prisoners and real guards... oh, wait, they disallow research (at least in Washington State Prisons).
From experience I can tell you the prime lessons one gets while inside: 1) Guards can do whatever they want and do not fear punishment because of their unions; 2) if you break a rule, they do not want to do paperwork on it and tell you to "not get caught" the next time; and 3) as a prisoner, you are just a number, just another item being stored there, until you leave. On the outside you learn this: 1) no one will hire you or rent a residence to you; 2) if you are on probation/parole/community-custody, you are still just a number and the CCOs/POs can still do whatever they want.

[@deeh8]

Is it just me or is the lady interviewing him quite rude? She keeps cutting his thought process off and makes snarky comments. Like when he brings up "What if we were to do this experiment with just women or minority kids?". "We will never know" she says. (eye roll) It was rhetorical you ding dong

[@zhuoyuelyu]

Agreed!!!

[@UwGDonaramu]

He faked it

[@gustavomejia250]

First