The Stanford Prison Experiment

In 1971, 24 college students were selected to participate in an experiment that continues to shake the foundations not only of psychology, but also of experimental ethics. Twelve boys were arbitrarily appointed guards over twelve who were assigned to be contained at all costs. The last words of this clip pose a paradox to all of us: "If you were in that situation, what would you have done?" "I don't know."

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