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Evaluating the criticisms of the Stanford Prison Experiment

There have been a number of recent criticisms of the Stanford Prison Experiment. Mark McDermott considers whether it is ‘time to change the story’, or whether the case has been overstated

Stanford Prison Experiment, BBC Prison Study

Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) has occupied an almost unassailable position in the pantheon of classic social psychology studies since it was reported 46 years ago. However, 2018 was a challenging year for the SPE, as it was one in which an unrelenting wave of criticism was published.

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