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Stanford Prison Experiment Philip Zimbardo

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The Stanford Prison Experiment was a study that took place at Stanford University in 1971. It studied the psychological effects of going to prison or becoming a prison guard. Researchers set out to find college students to participate and soon had many willing to take part. To begin, the students were separate into two groups, prisoners and prison guards. Philip Zimbardo, lead researcher and “prison superintendent” told the guards to take the experiment seriously and take on a real prison guard persona. They soon donned the guard uniform, including dark sunglasses, and went to meet the prisoners. Once the prisoners were arrested and briefed of their rights, they were then stripped, searched, and given a prisoner uniform and number. Immediately,
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