“The [Stanford Prison Experiment] was readily approved by the Human Subjects Research committee because it seemed like college kids playing cops and robbers, it was an experiment that anyone could quit at any time and minimal safeguards were in place. You must distinguish hind sight from fore sight, knowing what you know now after the study is quite different from what most people imagined might happen before the study began.” PeopleKnowsHumansDifferentMightHappensKidsKnowingStudySubjectsCollegeResearchSightPrisonQuittingExperimentsCopCommitteesApprovedRobbersStanfordKids PlayingCops And Robbers Author:Philip Zimbardo
“We want to believe we are good, we are different, we are better, or we are superior. But this body of social-psychological research--and there are obviously many more experiments in addition to mine and Milgram's--shows that the majority of good, ordinary, normal people can be easily seduced, tempted, or initiated into behaving in ways that they say they never would. In 30 minutes we got them stepping across that line.” PeopleWayWantBelieveDifferentShowsBodySocialLinesMinutesMinesNormalResearchOrdinaryMajorityExperimentsSuperiorsPsychologicalTemptedPsychological Research Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Research shows that the deciscions of a group as a whole are more thoughtful and creative when there is minority dissent than when it is absent.” WholeShowsCreativeGroupsResearchThoughtfulMinoritiesAbsentDissent Book:The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil Source: The Lucifer Effect: How Good People Turn Evil
“Academic success depends on research and publications.” SuccessDependsResearchAcademicCongratulationsPublicationAcademic Success Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Ideas for my first experiments in human aggression came from discussions we had in a research seminar about William Golding's 'Lord of the Flies.'” FirstsHumansIdeasLordResearchExperimentsDiscussionAggressionSeminars Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Majority decisions tend to be made without engaging the systematic thought and critical thinking skills of the individuals in the group. Given the force of the group's normative power to shape the opinions of the followers who conform without thinking things through, they are often taken at face value. The persistent minority forces the others to process the relevant information more mindfully. Research shows that the deciscions of a group as a whole are more thoughtful and creative when there is minority dissent than when it is absent.” ThinkingMadeWholeShowsFacesValuesIndividualGivenForceProcessDecisionOpinionCreativeTakenGroupsInformationShapesSkillsResearchMajorityCriticalThoughtfulMinoritiesFollowersRelevantConformEngagingPersistentAbsentDissentCritical ThinkingSystematicFace ValueThinking Things Through Author:Philip Zimbardo
“I started studying shyness in adults in 1972. Shyness operates at so many different levels. Out of that research came the Stanford shyness clinic in 1977.” DifferentLevelsStudyResearchAdultsShyShynessDifferent LevelsClinicStanford Author:Philip Zimbardo
