What the records say
- When
- 14 Aug 1971
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 37.43° N, 122.17° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Stanford prison experiment.
Stanford prison experiment
1971 psychological experiment
The Stanford prison experiment (SPE), also referred to as the Zimbardo prison experiment (ZPE), was a controversial psychological experiment performed in August 1971 at Stanford University. It was designed to be a two-week simulation of a prison environment that examined the effects of situational variables on participants' reactions and behaviors.
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