Person
Philip Zimbardo
Researcher, Stanford Prison Experiment (1971)
Psychologist who conducted the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment for the US Office of Naval Research, testing how perceived institutional power shapes behavior (see Stanford Prison Experiment). Referenced (not interviewed) in Episode 196 alongside Milgram's obedience research as a foundational demonstration of Authority Bias.
Discussed in
- Episode 196 — 196-7-cognitive-biases-that-might-ruin-your-life