The Stanford Prison Experiment
Posted on | June 19, 2007
In 1971, Dr. Phil Zimbardo began an experimental simulation of prison life, one that went horribly awry within days but still offers unique insight into the psychological effects of incarceration on both prisoners and guards. His slide show documents the unraveling as the student prisoners, guards and even their families fall alarmingly into their assigned roles. Zimbardo himself underwent the transformation from scientist to beseiged prison administrator.
It all sounds horrifyingly familiar, decades later.
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