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"The Lie of the Stanford Prison Experiment", The Stanford Daily (April 28, 2005), p. 4 – Criticism by Carlo Prescott, ex-con and consultant/assistant for the experiment; BBC news article – 40 years on, with video of Philip Zimbardo; Photographs at cbsnews.com – Vox article detailing how the study is a sham; Abu Ghraib and the experiment:
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Stanford Prison Experiment, 1971 Credit - Department of Special Collections & University Archives, Stanford University Libraries. I n August 1971, at the tail end of summer break, the Stanford ...
In 1971, Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo conducted the Stanford prison experiment in which twenty-four male students were randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. The participants adapted to their roles beyond Zimbardo's expectations with ...
Zimbardo's "Prison Experiment," a landmark and controversial study, was shut down after six days, but its implications have had a profound effect. Psychologist Philip Zimbardo, architect of the ...
In 1971, at the prestigious Stanford University, a group of young men were paid to participate in a study designed to observe the psychological effects of prison life. The experiment didn't just ...
The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil is a 2007 book which includes professor Philip Zimbardo's first detailed, written account of the events surrounding the 1971 Stanford prison experiment (SPE) – a prison simulation study which had to be discontinued after only six days due to several distressing outcomes and mental breaks of the participants.
In the experiment, Zimbardo selects eighteen male students to participate in a 14-day prison simulation to take roles as prisoners or guards. They receive $15 per day. The experiment is conducted in a mock prison located in the basement of Jordan Hall, the university's psychology department building.