Monday, April 24, 2006

The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment

The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment:

"How we went about testing these questions and what we found may astound you. Our planned two-week investigation into the psychology of prison life had to be ended prematurely after only six days because of what the situation was doing to the college students who participated. In only a few days, our guards became sadistic and our prisoners became depressed and showed signs of extreme stress. "

went and read up on the Stanford Prison Experiment after watching the documentary "Obedience" - the film Milgram made of his classic "shock the man to death" experiments...

UP WITH PEOPLE!!!

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