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The Stanford prison experiment

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The Stanford prison experiment
Language
eng
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Rating: R; for language including abusive behavior and some sexual references
Main title
The Stanford prison experiment
Oclc number
922895216
Runtime
122
Summary
Stanford University professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo, who, in 1971, cast twenty-four male student volunteers as prisoners and guards in a simulated jail to examine the source of abusive behavior in the prison system. The results astonished the world, as participants went from middle-class undergrads to drunk-with-power sadists and submissive victims in just a few days. Based on a true story
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