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Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment

Name: Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment
Director: Philip Zimbardo
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991-06-06
Duration: 51 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Philip Zimbardo

Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment poster

Release Date: June 6, 1991

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 0h 51m

Rating: ⭐ 6.5/10

Director: Philip Zimbardo

Cast: Philip Zimbardo

Storyline

The Stanford prison experiment was a landmark psychological study of the human response to captivity, in particular, to the real world circumstances of prison life, and the effects of imposed social roles on behaviour. It was conducted in 1971 by a team of researchers led by Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University.