“Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.” WaySituationPowerHeroNobleBehaveMotiveHeroicSocial Psychology Author:Philip Zimbardo
“The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.” EvilForceLinesHeroCrossesGood And EvilHeroicSocial PsychologyPressured Author:Philip Zimbardo
“I have been primarily interested in how and why ordinary people do unusual things, things that seem alien to their natures. Why do good people sometimes act evil? Why do smart people sometimes do dumb or irrational things?” PeopleHas BeensSometimesSeemsEvilHeroSmartOrdinaryAliensDumbGood PeopleUnusualHeroicIrrationalOrdinary PeopleSocial PsychologySmart PeopleUnusual Things Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Situational variables can exert powerful influences over human behavior, more so that we recognize or acknowledge.” HumansPowerfulInfluenceHeroBehaviorAcknowledgeHeroicHuman BehaviorVariablesSocial Psychology Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Human behavior is incredibly pliable, plastic.” HumansBehaviorPlasticHuman BehaviorSocial Psychology Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Being hurt personally triggered a curiosity about how such beliefs are formed.” BeliefHurtCuriositySocial PsychologyBeing Hurt Author:Philip Zimbardo
“The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.” ThinkingLastsIndividualSocialLevelsGoneDecadesShyShynessSocial PsychologyPathology Author:Philip Zimbardo
“Time perspective is one of the most powerful influences on all of human behavior. We're trying to show how people become biased to being exclusively past-, present- or future-oriented.” PeopleTryingHumansShowsPastTimePowerfulInfluencePerspectiveBehaviorPrejudiceMost PowerfulHuman BehaviorSocial PsychologyBiasedPast Present Author:Philip Zimbardo
“If you put good apples into a bad situation, you’ll get bad apples.” IfsSituationApplesSocial PsychologyBad SituationsBad Apple Author:Philip Zimbardo
