The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Comprehensive Analysis of Psychology’s Most Controversial Study

Introduction The Stanford Prison Experiment stands as one of the most significant and controversial studies in the history of social psychology. Conducted by psychologist Philip Zimbardo in August 1971, this groundbreaking research aimed to explore how social roles and environmental factors influence human behavior. The experiment’s dramatic findings sparked decades of debate about ethics in research, … Continue reading The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Comprehensive Analysis of Psychology’s Most Controversial Study