Quiet Rage: The Stanford Prison Experiment

Subtitle: Stanford prison experiment, The
Synopsis: Documents the landmark 1971 study on the power of social situations in which Dr Philip Zimbardo created a mock prison, randomly dividing a group of students into two groups - prisoners and guards. Shows how the behaviour of each group rapidly conformed to its assigned role. Includes updated footage of Dr Zimbardo escorting a group of current college students through the mock prison. The colour footage fades to black and white as original archival footage takes viewers through the chronology of this experiment, which had to be terminated after only six days. The video concludes with post-experimental interviews with prisoners and guards, as well as scenes of actual prisons.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of production: 1990
Notes: A shortened version was broadcast on BBC2 on 11/5/02 under the title THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT
Documentation: The website http://www.prisonexp.org/ features an extensive slide show and information about this classic psychology experiment, including parallels with the abuse of prisoners at Abu Ghraib.
Subjects: Psychology
Keywords: conformity; prisons; psychology experiments; role play techniques; social psychology; Zimbardo, Philip

Contributor

Philip Zimbardo

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Philip Zimbardo

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