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Anastasia 2022-09-18 17:52:26
The dire effects of the situation
Watch the entire film from the incredible start to the utter shock at the end.
Philip Zimbardo, a professor of psychology at Stanford University and a former president of the American Psychological Association, designed a mock prison experiment in which college student volunteers were required to...
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Sigmund 2022-09-17 20:18:36
Human nature is evil?
A creepy movie to watch.
In 1971, Professor Zimbardo transformed the basement of Stanford University's psychology department building into a mock prison, and selected 24 young people who were physically and mentally healthy, law-abiding and emotionally stable from the students who signed up for the...
Kyle Patrick Alvarez
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The Stanford Prison Experiment quotes
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Daniel Culp: I know you're a nice guy.
Christopher Archer: So why do you hate me?
Daniel Culp: Because I know what you can become.
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Jesse Fletcher: You brought me here to legitimize this experiment and there's nothing legitimate about this place, Phil.
Dr. Philip Zimbardo: You're right. You're right. I didn't explain it well. Prisons, they represent a loss of freedom, literally and symbolically.
Jesse Fletcher: Yeah, but that does not explain why they're wearing dresses. They're wearing dresses, Phil.
Dr. Philip Zimbardo: Yes, I understand. Uh, we're trying to strip away their individuality. Make them uniform. Feminize them.
Jesse Fletcher: Feminize them?
Dr. Philip Zimbardo: Yes. Feminize them. Take away all the things that make them them. You see, we're trying to understand how an institution affects an individual's behavior. We're trying to do something... We're trying to do something good.
