
How the Stanford Prison Experiment Worked
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Faking a Nervous Breakdown
Douglas Corpey was the prisoner who in 36 short hours of this simulated prison experiment, lost his marbles and had a nervous breakdown. He says he put on a big act so I could get out of there because it sucked. One of the other two pillars of the findings that people are either evil or easily crumble in the face of adversity from the Stanford Prison Experiment: They will turn evil within a day.
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