Mind Changers

The Stanford Prison Experiment

Wednesday 28 November 2007 11:00-11:30 (Radio 4 FM)

Claudia Hammond presents a series looking at the development of the science of psychology during the 20th century.

When Philip Zimbardo set up a mock prison, he had no idea that the resulting behaviour would be so extreme that he would have to abandon the experiment. Over 30 years later, when he saw photos of the abuse in Abu Ghraib, it was with the shock of recognition that he went on to testify in the defence of one of the accused soldiers.

Related Links:

Zimbardo's home page

Zimbardo's original account of the Stanford Prison Experiment, published in the New York Times Magazine in 1973

Film and photos of Experiment

The BBC Prison Experiment

Stanford Psychology Department
 
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