Phil Zimbardo and Stanley Milgrim - Two of the Most Influential Psychologists in History

Philip zimbardo grew up in the south brongs of New York City. He was always curious about why some kids got seduced and other kids like me were able to resist. Stanley milgrim made his mark with a study that examined the power of situations to seduce good people to do bad things. Phil became famous for conducting the stanford prison experiment, where he turned the university psychology department into a makeshift prison. We're going to take you through this famous experiment by taking you through different scenes from it. Once it's done, we'll talk with a psychologist who realized that most people overlook something in the experiment.