Tag Archives: Zimbardo

Do what you love and get paid tons of money for it!

Posted on January 2, 2009 by

Got your attention, didn’t I? Well, don’t expect me to tell you how to do it because I am beginning to realize that these schemes are unrealistic. I’ve found several people who offer their advice online – how you can … Continue reading →

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Serious Questions about the Stanford Prison Experiment

Posted on July 15, 2008 by

The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) by Phil Zimbardo has been for me an example of the astonishing things that we humans are capable of. I guess as an example of human gullibility, I had not been skeptical about the experiment, … Continue reading →

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Is it the system or personal responsibility?

Posted on January 3, 2008 by

The January 2008 edition of Monitor on Psychology contains a letter to the editor regarding Dr. Phil Zimbardo‘s arguments that the system an individual lives in needs to be taken into account. The letter writer argues that this is simply … Continue reading →

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