There is a new movie on Netflix about the Stanford Prison Experiment. I asked my wife prior to starting the film, "You know about this?" She responded, "Yeah. That's the psychological study that proves that Stanford students are ****heads."

Exactly! If you haven't seen it. Check it out.

If you were abused by a "guard" during the experiment, what would stop you from clownstopping that person either during the experiment or in the parking lot on the last day?

bearister;842850851 said:

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If you were abused by a "guard" during the experiment, what would stop you from clownstopping that person either during the experiment or in the parking lot on the last day?

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Um, being a weak, entitled nerd from Stanfurd?

stivo;842850829 said:

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There is a new movie on Netflix about the Stanford Prison Experiment. I asked my wife prior to starting the film, "You know about this?" She responded, "Yeah. That's the psychological study that proves that Stanford students are ****heads."

Exactly! If you haven't seen it. Check it out.

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Not exactly new, if you're referring to this....
http://bearinsider.com/forums/showthread.php?93110-OT-Stanford-Prison-Experiment-trailer

stivo;842850829 said:

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There is a new movie on Netflix about the Stanford Prison Experiment. I asked my wife prior to starting the film, "You know about this?" She responded, "Yeah. That's the psychological study that proves that Stanford students are ****heads."

Exactly! If you haven't seen it. Check it out.

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Just to repeat what I posted in 2015: The experiment did not recruit 'Stanford students'. Anyone could apply (they could be San Jose State, JC, Cal students, etc.). I believe the job was advertised in local papers. In fact at least one participant was a Cal student.

Students will do a lot for money. For $200, I once had an experimenter attach 2 IV's and pump insulin into me while checking blood samples for 6 hours. The true torture was holding it in after having received 2 liters of IV fluid while being strapped to a bed.

burritos;842850907 said:

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Students will do a lot for money. For $200, I once had an experimenter attach 2 IV's and pump insulin into me while checking blood samples for 6 hours. The true torture was holding it in after having received 2 liters of IV fluid while being strapped to a bed.

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Life is one big movie reference.

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We need a new Stanfurd Prison Experiment to account for all the raping and white collar crime those bastards do.

NYCGOBEARS;842850911 said:

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We need a new Stanfurd Prison Experiment to account for all the raping and white collar crime those bastards do.

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The new furd prison experiment needs to involve some sort of glove activity, preferably unlubed.

The new one is Elizabeth Holmes fleecing all the rich Furdies with her new magical technology

I was a participant in the Stanford Prison Experiment. Really. I was one of the 12 prisoners. It was 1971, I was a 18 years old, and an incoming freshman at Cal, trying to earn a few extra bucks. A few truths you might be interested in:
- Not all the participants were Stanford students. Very few were, but I don't remember the number. We all answered an add in the local newspaper. I lived with my parents in Mt. View and saw the ad for $15 a day.
- The experiment was run by a young Stanford professor named Zimbardo. He was trying to make a name for himself, and got some funding from the US Navy (of all places) to study the effects of isolation (submarine applications). He made a big deal about it after the fact, and basically hung his hat on it for 40 years. Made some money I suppose also.
- Any movie that says "based" on true events is an out, for un-truths. I saw the movie, it was somewhat accurate at times, not accurate at others. There was absolutely no physical abuse. Never happened.
- The experiment was, in my opinion, pretty pointless. So it re-affirmed that power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. We didn't know that? People don't like being locked up, and told what to do. Duh.
- About the only thing that was interesting was that we all kind of fell into the roles. Played them out. Pretty accurately from what I heard from ex-cons. It was a game we kept playing, when we could of just said "I quit". It was just a job after all.
- I totally forgot about the thing for 25 years until 60 Minutes called me and wanted to interview me for a segment. I resisted for weeks, until they talked me into it. Leslie Stahl came to my house. It was a humbling experience, and I learned how manipulative the media can be. They could have made me look like a fool...they did not, but I learned my lesson. They were far less kind to the guard they interviewed.

Any other questions? Feel free to ask. I'll watch the thread for a few days.
JR

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bearface75,

Did anybody kick a guard's ass either during or at the end of the experiment?

bearface75;842851049 said:

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I was a participant in the Stanford Prison Experiment. Really. I was one of the 12 prisoners. It was 1971, I was a 18 years old, and an incoming freshman at Cal, trying to earn a few extra bucks. A few truths you might be interested in:
- Not all the participants were Stanford students. Very few were, but I don't remember the number. We all answered an add in the local newspaper. I lived with my parents in Mt. View and saw the ad for $15 a day.
- The experiment was run by a young Stanford professor named Zimbardo. He was trying to make a name for himself, and got some funding from the US Navy (of all places) to study the effects of isolation (submarine applications). He made a big deal about it after the fact, and basically hung his hat on it for 40 years. Made some money I suppose also.
- Any movie that says "based" on true events is an out, for un-truths. I saw the movie, it was somewhat accurate at times, not accurate at others. There was absolutely no physical abuse. Never happened.
- The experiment was, in my opinion, pretty pointless. So it re-affirmed that power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. We didn't know that? People don't like being locked up, and told what to do. Duh.
- About the only thing that was interesting was that we all kind of fell into the roles. Played them out. Pretty accurately from what I heard from ex-cons. It was a game we kept playing, when we could of just said "I quit". It was just a job after all.
- I totally forgot about the thing for 25 years until 60 Minutes called me and wanted to interview me for a segment. I resisted for weeks, until they talked me into it. Leslie Stahl came to my house. It was a humbling experience, and I learned how manipulative the media can be. They could have made me look like a fool...they did not, but I learned my lesson. They were far less kind to the guard they interviewed.

Any other questions? Feel free to ask. I'll watch the thread for a few days.
JR

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When I was in high school, I took an intro to psych class at my local community college. And the professor would play Zimbardo-hosted intro to psych videos. So in addition (or thanks to) his Stanford Prison Experiment fame, Zimbardo became a prominent psychology person for many people learning intro to psych.

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i've always wondered that. I know Phil Zimbardo (his wife was a dean at Cal) and Christina Maslach pretty well. She was his grad student and eventually put a stop to it. But I always questioned why "inmates" didn't revolt.

There was no physical fighting of any kind, during or after. Pissed off at having to wake up at 2am and do pushups, one cell barricaded their door for awhile. The rest of us went on a hunger strike in support. One guy was locked in a closet ("the hole") and yelled a lot. Not much else eventful happened. Afterwords, we all met in a conference room, and talked about it. Nobody really made much of a scene, and we all went home.

Although just a freshman at Cal, I pretty much already knew Stanfurd sucked. The experience did nothing to change my opinion.

Go Bears

bearface75;842851150 said:

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Although just a freshman at Cal, I pretty much already knew Stanfurd sucked. The experience did nothing to change my opinion.

Go Bears

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I second that!