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Philip Zimbardo conducted an experiment where he simulated a prison in the basement of Stanford University. He had students randomly assigned to be guards or prisoners. The experiment was meant to last two weeks but had to be stopped after only six days because the participants took on their roles too enthusiastically. The guards began behaving abusively towards the prisoners, who became increasingly passive and believed they were inferior. The rapid change in behavior showed how easily people can adopt ste

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SyedFarhanEhtesham

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