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Power affects human nature?
Cora 2022-09-29 10:06:50
After watching the film "Stanford Prison Experiment", which was adapted from a real experiment, I couldn't help but think deeply about the real feedback and results of the experiment in the film. This simulation experiment about "prisoners" and "prison guards" gradually became controversial during the implementation process, but its effect was profound. The phenomenon of "human nature is inherently evil" has been fully demonstrated in the experimental environment of this film. It has to be said that the film has far-reaching reference significance for the discussion of human behavior and social system.
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The Stanford Prison Experiment quotes
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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.
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Karl Vandy: It's easy for you to say, 'Oh, I wouldn't have acted that way', but you don't know. That's - that's the truth. You don't know. And now I know what I'm capable of, and it hurts.