BBC News - Stanford prison experiment continues to shock - 0 views
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Forty years ago a group of students hoping to make a bit of holiday money turned up at a basement in Stanford University, California, for what was to become one of the most notorious experiments in the study of human psychology.
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Seb Potvin on 06 Apr 13The experiment took place in California and college students participated to make extra money
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The Stanford prison experiment was supposed to last two weeks but was ended abruptly just six days later
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Despite their uniforms and mirrored sunglasses, the guards struggled to get into character and at first Prof Zimbardo's team thought they might have to abandon the project.
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