In 1971, 24 young male volunteers were randomly assigned to the roles of "inmates" and "guards" in a pretend prison in the basement of Stanford University's psychology department. The situation ...

In 1971, 24 young male volunteers were randomly assigned to the roles of “inmates” and “guards” in a pretend prison in the basement of Stanford University’s psychology department.

An infamous 'prison' in a university basement You've likely heard of the Stanford prison experiment. In 1971 , 24 young male volunteers were randomly assigned to the roles of“inmates” and ...