Quiet rage : the Stanford prison study /
In the summer of 1971, Philip Zimbardo, Craig Haney, and Curtis Banks carried out a psychological experiment to test a simple question: What happens when you put good people in an evil place - does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? To explore this question, college student volunteers wer...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford University,
1988
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| Summary: | In the summer of 1971, Philip Zimbardo, Craig Haney, and Curtis Banks carried out a psychological experiment to test a simple question: What happens when you put good people in an evil place - does humanity win over evil, or does evil triumph? To explore this question, college student volunteers were pretested and randomly assigned to play the role of prisoner or guard in a simulated prison at Stanford University. Although the students were mentally healthy and knew they were taking part in an experiment, some guards soon became sadistic and the prisoners showed signs of acute stress and depression. After only six days, the planned two-week study spun out of control and had to be ended to prevent further abuse of the prisoners. This dramatic demonstration of power of social situations is relevant to many institutional settings, such as the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq. Quiet Rage is a 50-minute documentary film from the study that features original footage, flashbacks, post-experiment interviews with prisoners and guards, and comparisons with real-life prisons. |
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| Item Description: | Originally produced in 1988. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 video file (52 min.)) : sound, color with black and white sequences |
| Playing Time: | 00:52:03 |
| Production Credits: | Editor, Ken Musen ; camera, Ben Detenber, Roger Williams ; music, John Polito. |
| Access: | Access restriced by licensing agreement. |
| Participant or Performer: | Narrator, Philip Zimbardo. |
| Language: | In English with optional English captions for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
