The original 1971 experiment, conducted by Stanford University psychologist Philip Zimbardo, recruited two dozen male college students for a study advertised as "a psychological study of prison ...

Stanford University says the psychologist behind the controversial “Stanford Prison Experiment” has died.

What, if anything, did the Stanford Prison Experiment really prove? Critics of Zimbardo’s work have put forth various theories as to what his experiment actually means.

I thought it was the perfect job.” As part of the experiment, Zimbardo arranged for the “prisoners” to be arrested and brought by police to the makeshift prison on Stanford’s campus.

The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth —a limited series that just premiered on the National Geographic channel and is streaming on Disney+ and Hulu—represents at least the sixth time the ...

Philip Zimbardo's 1971 Stanford University experiment, employing college students to play prison guards and inmates, became one of the most controversial episodes in modern psychology.

Stanford psychologist behind the controversial ‘Stanford Prison Experiment’ dies at 91 Philip G. Zimbardo made national headlines in 1971 ...

The experiment is now used in psychology classes to study the psychology of evil and the ethics of psychological research with human subjects, Stanford said.

Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" that was intended to examine the psychological experiences of imprisonment, has died. He was 91.

Stanford University said in a statement that Philip G. Zimbardo, the psychologist behind the controversial 1971 prison experiment, died Oct. 14 at his home in San Francisco.

FILE - Billy Crudup, left, who portrays Stanford professor Dr. Philip Zimbardo in "Stanford Prison Experiment," poses with Zimbardo at the premiere of the film at the Eccles Theatre during the ...