Stanford Prison Experiment

Stanford Prison Experiment

Introduction

One of the most intriguing experiments in the field of psychology is the Stanford Prison Experiment. The Stanford Prison Experiment was a psychological experiment and as such is a milestone in the psychological study of human behavior under conditions of imprisonment, especially under field conditions of real prison life . This paper will identify one personality assessment instrument that could have been used in the stanford prison experiment.

Overview of the Stanford Prison Experiment

In social psychology there are so-called "labeling" theories, which show only reason why people under a certain behavior and group membership were called 'label'. The ...