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The Stanford Prison Experiment
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:00 pm
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:00 pm
This amazing study speaks to abuses of power and how all humans are capable of those abuses when given unchecked power. And in my opinion, is also relevant to the militarization of the police force and how the availability of upgraded weapons elevates ones attitude to abuse these weapons in equal degrees.
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NSFW ( some strong language)
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The Stanford prison experiment (SPE) was a study of the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard. The experiment was conducted at Stanford University from August 14–20, 1971, by a team of researchers led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo.[1] It was funded by the US Office of Naval Research[2] and was of interest to both the US Navy and Marine Corps as an investigation into the causes of conflict between military guards and prisoners. Twenty-four male students out of seventy-five were selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building. The participants adapted to their roles well beyond Zimbardo's expectations, as the guards enforced authoritarian measures and ultimately subjected some of the prisoners to psychological torture. Many of the prisoners passively accepted psychological abuse and, at the request of the guards, readily harassed other prisoners who attempted to prevent it. The experiment even affected Zimbardo himself, who, in his role as the superintendent, permitted the abuse to continue. Two of the prisoners quit the experiment early and the entire experiment was abruptly stopped after only six days. Certain portions of the experiment were filmed and excerpts of footage are publicly available.
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This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 1:13 pm
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Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:04 pm to Revelator
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This amazing study speaks to anuses of power and how all humans are capable of those abuses when given unchecked power. And in my opinion, is also relevant to the militarization of the police force and how the availability of upgraded weapons elevates ones attitude to abuse these weapons in equal degrees.
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It's a shame they put the "n" right next to the "b" on the keyboard.
ETA: We watched a film on this in one of the psych courses I took in college. Really powerful insight into human behavior.
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:13 pm to Navytiger74
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It's a shame they put the "n" right next to the "b" on the keyboard.
My bad!
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:16 pm to Revelator
That's not that Russian prison experiment where the prisoners ate themselves is it? :yak: 
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:20 pm to Navytiger74
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anuses of power
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We watched a film on this in one of the psych courses I took in college. Really powerful
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:23 pm to bradwieser
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They made a movie about this called "The Expirement". Really good movie. I recommend watching it.
They made a movie about this called "The Expirement". Really good movie. I recommend watching it.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:28 pm to Meauxjeaux
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That's not that Russian prison experiment where the prisoners ate themselves is it?
No. A professor at Stanford basically designed an experiment in which a group of student volunteers would serve as either jailers or prisoners. The students all basically took to their roles a little too well, and the jailers started psychologically abusing the prisoners, who in turn accepted it. Even the professor who designed the experiment (serving as the prison's warden) apparently got a little too into it, as he let the abuse go on for some days before stopping the experiment. It was pretty highly criticized and led to some new protocols regarding these types of experiments.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:33 pm to Revelator
quote:I'm just glad that people aren't powerful enough or abusive enough to send others halfway around the globe in harm's way just to line their own pockets.
This amazing study speaks to abuses of power and how all humans are capable of those abuses when given unchecked power.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 1:33 pm to Revelator
I first learned about this experiment on Mysteries At The Museum.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:01 pm to Navytiger74
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No. A professor at Stanford basically designed an experiment in which a group of student volunteers would serve as either jailers or prisoners. The students all basically took to their roles a little too well, and the jailers started psychologically abusing the prisoners, who in turn accepted it. Even the professor who designed the experiment (serving as the prison's warden) apparently got a little too into it, as he let the abuse go on for some days before stopping the experiment. It was pretty highly criticized and led to some new protocols regarding these types of experiments.
All of this info was included in the quote I provided in the OP. Why don't people read?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:02 pm to TX Tiger
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I'm just glad that people aren't powerful enough or abusive enough to send others halfway around the globe in harm's way just to line their own pockets.
We both know this happens.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:17 pm to Revelator
Damn, that's crazy.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:28 pm to TX Tiger
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I'm just glad that people aren't powerful enough or abusive enough to send others halfway around the globe in harm's way just to line their own pockets.
Must really suck to have every written word remind you of the petrodollar and the global elite ..... What did that have to do with this thread, anyway ??
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:32 pm to TX Tiger
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I'm just glad that people aren't powerful enough or abusive enough to send others halfway around the globe in harm's way just to line their own pockets
What the hell? I guess it's too much to ask that you try to address the thread topic.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:41 pm to Meauxjeaux
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That's not that Russian prison experiment where the prisoners ate themselves is it? :yak:
I read something about that the other day. That shite isn't true, is it?
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:47 pm to TX Tiger
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This amazing study speaks to abuses of power and how all humans are capable of those abuses when given unchecked power.
I'm just glad that people aren't powerful enough or abusive enough to send others halfway around the globe in harm's way just to line their own pockets.
Grats, you might well be one of the top 5 worst posters on this board.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:49 pm to Revelator
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All of this info was included in the quote I provided in the OP. Why don't people read?
Sorry about that.
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:52 pm to Jcorye1
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Meh, there was a lot of issues with the experiment. Zimbardo actually told them to exert power as much as possible. They were also fed information by an ex-con on how to be even bigger a-holes.
Could be, but the urge to exert power over another or to abuse said powers has to be inherent in a person, otherwise, no amount of coercion would cause that to come out.
This post was edited on 8/22/14 at 2:54 pm
Posted on 8/22/14 at 2:56 pm to Navytiger74
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Sorry about that.
You weren't the one who didn't read it. And you did a great job of summarizing the OP.
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