Compare And Contrast The Stanford Prison Experiment And Philip Zimbardo

In 1973, The Psychologist Phillip Zimbardo focused on idea of imprisonment and the interaction between guards and prsioners. More specifically he focused on whether the brutality amongst the guards in American prisons was due to the cruel personalities of the guards or had more to do with the environment of the establishment. For example, prisoner and guards may have personalities which make conflict inevitable, with prisoners lacking respect for law and order and guards being intimidating and aggressive. Alternatively, prisoners and guards may behave in a unkind manner due to the situation they are placed in. To arrive at a conclusion Zimbardo and his colleagues conducted what was called the ‘Stanford Prison Experiment.’ Zimbardo, converted