Stanford prison experiment
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The Stanford prison experiment, also referred to as the Zimbardo prison experiment, was a controversial psychological experiment performed in August 1971 at Stanford University. It was designed to be
Plaque at the location of the Stanford prison experiment
Screening applicants
Prisoners in bed in cell
Arrest of prisoners
Christina Maslach
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Christina Maslach is an American social psychologist and professor emerita of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley, known for her research on occupational burnout. She is a co-author o
Stanford prison experiment
…the real police of Palo Alto, California. During the next five days, psychological abuse of the prisoners by the "guards" worsened. After psychologist Christina Maslach visited to evaluate the conditions, she was troubled to see how study participants were behaving and treated and confronted Zimbardo. He ended the…
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