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The Experiment that Revealed the Dark Side of Human Power in Just Six Days

In 1971, a psychological experiment shocked the world and revealed something unsettling about human behavior. It was the Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted by psychologist Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University. The objective seemed simple: to observe how people behave when power is given to them or taken away. A group of student volunteers was randomly divided into two groups: some would be guards and others prisoners. The experiment was to …
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In 1971, a psychological experiment shocked the world and revealed something unsettling about human behavior. It was the Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted by psychologist Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University. The objective seemed simple: to observe how people behave when power is given to them or taken away. A group of student volunteers was randomly divided into two groups: some would be guards and others prisoners. The experiment was to …

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