Origins of the Stanford Prison Experiment

The transcript discusses how student activism during the Vietnam War inspired Philip Zimbardo to harness student energy for research, leading to the Stanford Prison Experiment. The class was restructured to allow students to choose research topics, resulting in a mock prison experiment that revealed intense emotional experiences, prompting a debrief to understand its impact.

What insights did Philip gain about the dynamics of situations and individuals from the experiment?

What were the emotional reactions of the students after the mock prison experiment?