The Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted in 1971 at Stanford University, demonstrated that when ordinary college students were randomly assigned to play the roles of guards and prisoners in a simulated prison environment, the guards quickly became abusive and cruel while the prisoners mentally broke down, causing the experiment to be terminated after only 6 days instead of the planned 2 weeks, revealing how quickly power, authority, and isolation can transform human behavior.
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The Prison Experiment That Went Too Far | It Ended in 6 DaysAdded:
They turned normal people into monsters in just 6 days. In 1971, a group of students volunteered for a prison experiment. They were randomly assigned roles, guards and prisoners, but something went wrong. The guards became cruel. They humiliated prisoners, denied sleep, and enforced punishment. And the prisoners, they broke down [music] mentally. Some had to be released early.
The experiment was supposed to last 2 weeks. It was shut down after just 6 days because no one expected how quickly humans [music] could lose control.
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