Demonstrating the Power of Social Situations via a Simulated …
Jun 8, 2004 · In 1971, a team of psychologists designed and executed an unusual experiment that used a mock prison setting, with college students role-playing prisoners and guards to test …
Jun 4, 2019 · New revelations from a detailed analysis of the Stanford prison experiment (SPE) archives challenge (a) the study’s scientific validity and Philip Zimbardo’s creative-evil, …
Philip Zimbardo on heroism, shyness and the Stanford Prison …
Philip Zimbardo, PhD, is one of the most recognizable names in the field of psychology. In this episode, Zimbardo discusses recent criticism of his controversial 1971 Stanford Prison …
What makes good people do bad things?
Prison abuses The same social psychological processes--deindividualization, anonymity of place, dehumanization, role-playing and social modeling, moral disengagement and group conformity …
How Can the Science of Human Behavior Help Us Understand Abu …
The Stanford prison experiment taught us important lessons about the potential for prisoner abuse, even at the hands of ordinary and stable guards. It demonstrated, once again, the …
Zimbardo re-examines his landmark Stanford prison study
Dr. Zimbardo talks about his Heroic Imagination Project, what he would change about the Stanford Prison Experiment and who he’d like to see play him in the upcoming feature film on …
Craig Haney advocates for criminal justice reform
Apr 19, 2021 · Craig Haney, PhD, has researched solitary confinement extensively as part of the larger project of his career, which is using psychology to effect meaningful, humane reform of …
Film criticized as irresponsible
Mar 1, 2002 · A German movie claiming ties to the Stanford Prison Experiment spurs controversy over when reality ends and fiction begins.
Psychologists add caveat to ‘blind conformity’ research
Haslam and Reicher conducted a version of the Stanford Prison Experiment televised by the British Broadcasting Service in 2002, showing that participants didn't automatically conform to …
Psychological science offers clues to Iraqi prisoner abuse
Pressures of social conformity and compliance with authority may be possible contributors to the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by some U.S. military personnel at Abu Ghraib.