The Lucifer Effect (Audiobook)

from rivkat

This book by the guy who conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment-and who was the warden, and got sucked into abusing his power-is about half a detailed account of what actually happened in the SPE, blow by blow. There's a really detailed website for the SPE with a lot of extra material, includin...

from seekingflight

One of the most sobering, thought-provoking and thoroughly absorbing books I've read all year. Psychology students will know of Zimbardo in the context of the Stanford Prison Experiment, conducted in the 1970s, where a group of students were randomly assigned to roleplay either students or guards...

from bobbieharv

A riveting day by day account of the Stanford Prison Experiment, which Zimbardo designed and ran until his girlfriend and fellow psych professor intervened; followed by the famous Milgram shocking experiment; followed by Zimbardo's indictment of Abu Graib and the Bush administration. A very power...

from gkonopas

A critical examination on the role of social psychology to turn decent people evil. This book was written by the principal investigator of the landmark Stanford Prison Experiment and explores how an evil situation can warp a person's mind and ethics. It also provides hope that not only can we all...

from TeaTimeCoder

I read about the infamous prison experiment many times but never in such detail - half of the book is a step by step first hand account. Further into the book it also includes other experiments to support its thesis of the extent of systems' shaping people's behaviour being far stronger than anyo...