The CIA Torturers Started at the Top
In 1971, a Stanford University team of researchers led by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo and funded by the US Navy and Marine Corps set up a famous experiment into the causes of conflict between military guards and prisoners.
Some 24 male students were selected to take on arbitrary roles as prisoners and guards in a mock prison in the basement of t…
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