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Stanford Prison Experiment wasn't legit. Guards were instructed and encouraged to act tough, and surprisingly few did. Prisoner breakdowns were kids acting and
by ngokevin 8y ago
Stanford Prison Experiment wasn't legit. Guards were instructed and encouraged to act tough, and surprisingly few did. Prisoner breakdowns were kids acting and took it as an improv opportunity. And many other nuggets were exposed.
https://medium.com/s/trustissues/the-lifespan-of-a-lie-d869212b1f62 https://medium.com/s/trustissues/the-lifespan-of-a-lie-d8692...
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17287319 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17287319
- nobody271 8y agoTIL
- WalterSear 8y agoZimbardo is a rather terrible person, IMHO.