Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment

Name: Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991
Duration: 51 min
Cast: Philip Zimbardo

1991

51min

Documentary

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Overview

The Stanford prison experiment was a landmark psychological study of the human response to captivity, in particular, to the real world circumstances of prison life, and the effects of imposed social roles on behaviour. It was conducted in 1971 by a team of researchers led by Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University.