Episode 45: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Today, Jordan discusses the Stanford Prison Experiment, which was a social psychology experiment that attempted to investigate the psychological effects of perceived power, focusing on the struggle between prisoners and prison officers. It was conducted at Stanford University on the days of August 15–21, 1971, by a research group led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo using college students.

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