‘The New Stanford Prison Experiment’ Creators Break Down Its Shocking Finale
“The New Stanford Prison Experiment” ends on a far more hopeful note than Stanford psychology professor Philip Zimbardo’s original 1971 trial.
Variety reports: “The New Stanford Prison Experiment” ends on a far more hopeful note than Stanford psychology professor Philip Zimbardo’s original 1971 trial.
The first iteration of the Stanford prison experiment took 24 white male college students (save one Asian American) and paid them $15 a day to participate in a two-week simulated prison environment in order.
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