Stanford Prison Experiment: Psychology of Imprisonment (1991)

overview : The Stanford prison experiment was a landmark psychological study of the human response to captivity, in particular, to the real world circumstances of prison life, and the effects of imposed social roles on behaviour. It was conducted in 1971 by a team of researchers led by Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University.

Release Date : Jun 06, 1991

Runtime : 51m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Stanford Instructional Television Network

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : prison, prisoner, experiment, release from prison, prison cell, psychology, psychoanalysis, prison warden, prison guard, psychologist