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  1. Philip George Zimbardo (/ z ɪ m ˈ b ɑːr d oʊ /; born March 23, 1933) is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. [1] He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment , which was later criticized severely for both ethical and scientific reasons.

  2. Jun 13, 2022 · Philip Zimbardo is an American psychologist perhaps best known for his famous Stanford Prison Experiment. Learn more about his life and theories.

  3. Discover the extraordinary life of Dr. Philip G. Zimbardo, the mastermind behind the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment. Explore his life, works, and legacy!

  4. Nov 17, 2023 · The experiment was conducted in 1971 by psychologist Philip Zimbardo to examine situational forces versus dispositions in human behavior. 24 young, healthy, psychologically normal men were randomly assigned to be “prisoners” or “guards” in a simulated prison environment.

  5. After a year of teaching at Columbia University, he became a faculty member at Stanford University in 1968. Philip Zimbardo is perhaps best known for the Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted in the basement of the Stanford University psychology department in 1971.

  6. Dr. Philip Zimbardo is one of the most influential psychologists of the 20th century. He is best known for designing and conducting the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment in 1971, which studied the psychological effects of becoming a prisoner or prison guard.

  7. Apr 30, 2024 · In August of 1971, psychologist Philip Zimbardo and his colleagues created an experiment to determine the impacts of being a prisoner or prison guard. The Stanford Prison Experiment, also known as the Zimbardo Prison Experiment, went on to become one of the best-known studies in psychology's history —and one of the most controversial.

  8. Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Stanford University. Philip Zimbardo was born in 1933 and grew up in the South Bronx ghetto of New York City in a poor, uneducated Sicilian-American family.

  9. Philip Zimbardo is a pioneering and influential psychologist whose research has spanned numerous fields. He is perhaps best known for the controversial Stanford Prison Experiment, which illuminated how social roles and situations can impact human behavior.

  10. Philip Zimbardo was the leader of the notorious 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment -- and an expert witness at Abu Ghraib. His book The Lucifer Effect explores the nature of evil; now, in his new work, he studies the nature of heroism.