What We Got Wrong About the Stanford Prison Experiment
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Quick question for you, Tim. What do you remember about the Stanford prison experiment? Lots, I think. I mean, it's a classic study. Everyone learns it in Psych 101, right?
You know, I I don't know, before we die, we talked to Phil Zimbardo about it. That was like episode 247, I think. That was August 2021. So yeah, spot on. So
So what do you specifically remember about the experiment? Oh, well, so the general story of the Stanford Prison Experiment was pretty simple. Like Zimbardo puts a bunch of college kids in a fake prison, and then within days the guards get nasty and the prisoners break down and they have to shut down the whole experiment. Okay, I agree 100%. I think that's it.
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