On rethinking the psychology of tyranny: The BBC prison study

Author: Zimbardo, Philip G.¹

Source: British Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 45, Number 1, March 2006 , pp. 47-53(7)

Publisher: British Psychological Society

Abstract:

This commentary offers a critical evaluation of the scientific legitimacy of research generated by television programming interests. It challenges the validity of claims advanced by these researchers regarding the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) and highlights the biases, fallacies and distortions in this study conducted for BBC-TV that attempted a partial replication of my earlier experiment.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1348/014466605X81720

Affiliations: 1: Stanford University, USA

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http://www.ingentaconnect.com/bpsoc/bjsp/2006/00000045/00000001/art00003
http://openurl.ingenta.com/content?genre=article&issn=0144-6665&volume=45&issue=1&spage=47&epage=53
http://dx.doi.org/10.1348/014466605X81720