The Stanford Prison Study Experiment took place from August 14 - 20, 1971. The experiment was held in the basement psychology building of Stanford University, where a fake prison was set up. Professor Philip Zimbardo led the experiment along with fellow graduate researchers, trying to figure out how the humans react to a situation where they a powerless. They picked several white male middle-class students to take part in the experiment. Half of the students were chosen to be “guards” and the other half were chosen to be “prisoners”.
The researchers in the Stanford Prison Experiment did not realize how much of an impact the experiment would have on themselves and the prisoners. The observing of constant abuse used by the guards unto the prisoners
The researchers in the Stanford Prison Experiment did not realize how much of an impact the experiment would have on themselves and the prisoners. The observing of constant abuse used by the guards unto the prisoners