Quiet Rage The Stanford Prison Experiment
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The purpose of the Stanford Prison Experiment was to test the psychological effects of a prisoner or a prison guard. Male college students were selected to either play the role of a prisoner or prison guard. The experiment was set up in the basement of the Stanford Psychology Department. It was constructed by boarding up each end of the corridor. That became the "Yard" were prisoners were allowed to walk, eat, and exercise. When construction was completed, the jail was ready to receive its first prisoners.
The prisoners came by the normal procedure of getting arrested. They were sent to the police station were they were fingerprinted and processed further at the "Stanford County Jail". Just like any normal prison, each prisoner was searched and stripped naked. They were also sprayed with a disinfectant that cleansed them of any germs or lice...