Experiment

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The Stanford Prison Experiment was a psychology experiment conducted in 1971 by Philip Zimbardo at Stanford University.
The experiment was designed to examine the psychological effects of imprisonment, particularly the effects of power and authority.

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Participants were 24 male college students who were randomly assigned to be either prisoners or guards.
The experiment took place in a mock prison that was set up in the basement of the psychology building.
The guards were given instructions to maintain order and discipline in the prison, while the prisoners were given instructions to obey the guards.

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Within a few days, the guards began to exhibit abusive behavior towards the prisoners, including sleep deprivation, sexual humiliation, physical abuse, solitary confinement, and incessant prisoner counts.
Many of the prisoners became depressed and disoriented
Half of the student prisoners had to be released from the study because of psychological strain
The experiment was terminated after six days due to the emotional suffering of the prisoners and the escalating abuse of the guards.

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The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated the powerful effects of situational factors on human behavior.
It also highlighted the dangers of unchecked power and the importance of ethical considerations in research.

The experiment was designed to be realistic so the participants were not told that it was a simulation. The experiment was videotaped and the recordings were used to study the behavior of the participants. The Stanford Prison Experiment was criticized for its ethical concerns but it is still considered to be one of the most important psychology experiments ever conducted.

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