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The Stanford Prison Experiment

In 1971, Professor Philip Zimbardo led a groundbreaking psychological study, the Stanford Prison Experiment, which revealed the darker aspects of human behavior, including prisoner mistreatment, violent uprisings, and police brutality.

The Stanford Prison Experiment, a controversial psychology study, aimed to understand the nature of good and evil. Professor Philip Zimbardo recruited students to play prisoners or guards in a makeshift jail, but the experiment had to be terminated after just six days due to extreme behavior from both prisoners and guards.

Info about The Stanford Prison Experiment

Studio(s): BBC

Originally Released: United States, May 11, 2002

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Documentary